FEMA awards grant to study whole-house fire shelter

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In May, 2008, Wildfire Today wrote about two patents that were issued in the 1990′s for systems to deploy fire shelters, or fire-resistant blankets, to cover entire houses. These may or may not be feasible, but now the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a $1 million grant to research the best material for whole-house fire-resistant blankets.

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Wildland fire has been a major part of Bill Gabbert’s life for several decades. After growing up in the south, he migrated to southern California where he lived for 20 years, working as a wildland firefighter. Later he took his affinity for firefighting to Indiana and eventually the Black Hills of South Dakota where he was the Fire Management Officer for a group of seven national parks. Today he is the creator and owner of WildfireToday.com and Sagacity Wildfire Services and serves as an expert witness in wildland fire. If you are interested in wildland fire, welcome… grab a cup of coffee and put your feet up. Google+

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  1. If I am not mistaken, there was a company in the early 1990’s marketing fire shelters and fire-resistant blankets at all the fire chief’s shows; the spin off product is what FDNY now uses to cover windows during wind drive high rise fires.