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Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory


The Science Behind Fire

August 08, 2016 Dominic Cumberland, U.S. Forest Service, Office of Communication

In recent months, we have all become familiar with images in the media of wildland firefighters digging lines, air tankers dropping retardant and fire engines dispersing water. You may wonder “how do these firefighters know what it takes to fight fire?” The short answer is: research. Before a...

Forestry
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