Miller-McCune has released the fifth in their series of five articles about the latest advances in managing wildland fires.
Part I: THE POWER OF ‘LOOK-DOWN’ TECHNOLOGY
Part II: UNDERSTANDING WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR AND PREDICTING ITS SPREAD
Part III: WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING ON U.S. FIRELINES
Part IV: CATCHING WILDFIRE ARSONISTS RED-HANDED
Part V: SMART SOLUTIONS GOING FORWARD
Their latest article, Part V, covers:
- Small unmanned aerial vehicles that could be carried on fire trucks and used by firefighters at the scene of a fire.
- An insurance company that will deploy private firefighters to your house if a wildfire or burning embers come within 3 miles of your house. But the house must first qualify by becoming fire-safe.
- High-tech mapping systems
Thanks Dick
