Forest fire
We got to this spot and that's when fire crested this ridge to the west of us. You could hear the roar and then it just -- it seemed like that black smoke just burst into flames, and we had a...
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In this module, we're gonna' look at two short videos that illustrate some of the hazards associated with falling trees. It's an optional module, mainly intended for tree...
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Sheriff said something about the security of the neighborhood We're all concerned about what happened last summer Let me tell you a personal story i drove to a evacuated neighborhood last...
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The general idea with the system on this vehicle is that it is a small water tank and that the normal nozzles use a lot of water and it requires a lot of water just to fill the hoses up. On the hose...
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Hi, I'm Paige Lewis I'm the Director of Forest and Fire for the Colorado Chapter In the 2008 Farm Bill, all state forestry agencies were required to develop a state wide forest...
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The interagency fire community in Alaska utilizes the Canadian forest fire danger rating system, commonly referred to as CFFDRS, for both fire danger and for fire behavior predictions. CFFDRS is a...
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Alaska's size and remoteness is always a consideration in weighing fire suppression and fire support options. Those who have not experienced alaska often underestimate how vast the state...
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Satellite imagery is frequently used by fire personnel. The imagery can show smoke direction, burned Areas, and when conditions are too smoky for aircraft to fly, processed imagery helps show the...
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According to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, from 2001 to 2010 an average of five hundred fires burned nearly 2 million acres statewide. Over the years many communities throughout Alaska,...
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Alaska Statehood Act, the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, and the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act of 1980 are all significant influences to the pattern of land ownership...
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