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How Operations Research can manage wildfire risk
1+ week, 2+ day ago (511+ words) Dr Mahdi Bashiri is an Associate Professor in Supply Chain Analytics and Co-Director of the Centre for Technology, Operations and Supply Chain Analysis (TOSCA) as well as a member of the Centre for Decision Research. His research interests include: wildfire…...
New Zealand's 3,000-acre fire worsens as El Niño winds stoke the flames
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (888+ words) A fast-moving brush fire along Lake Wakatipu's southern shoreline grew to 1,200 hectares, Radio New Zealand reported, with crews warning that weather conditions could push it farther still. The blaze prompted evacuations and cancellations at Walter Peak. Air and ground crews…...
£70 Gadget Repurposed as Wildfire Early-warning Tool
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (473+ words) A modified cheap handheld car gadget could offer a low-cost way for farmers and fire services to monitor wildfire risk and spot crop drought stress. Researchers at King's College London have converted an off-the-shelf product, usually used to measure if…...
California fire officials report first wildfire death of the 2024 season
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (973+ words) A water-dropping helicopter drops on flames from the advancing Lake Fire in Los Olivos, Calif., Saturday, July 6, 2024. A wildfire that authorities say was fueled by strong winds has led to the first death in California of the 2024 season. Mendocino County…...
Park Fire jeopardizing one of California’s most iconic species: ‘This species could blink out’
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (1665+ words) Embers spark a spot fire as the Park Fire burns below Highway 32 near Lomo in Butte County, Calif., Friday, July 26, 2024. By Rachel Becker, CalMatters Lea esta historia en Español California’s fifth largest wildfire is encroaching on some of the last…...
Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of California's massive Park Fire
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (729+ words) Fire crews light a burn operation along Highway 36 to slow the Park Fire near Dales, Calif., Monday, July 29, 2024. Fire crews battling California's largest wildfire this year have corralled a third of the blaze aided in part by cooler weather, but…...
Butte County's Park Fire, California's fifth largest in recorded history, reaches 14% containment
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (1786+ words) Firefighters drive through an active portion of the Park Fire in Butte County on July 26, 2024. Updated July 30, 2:18 p.m. As reported by Cal Fire, the Park Fire currently stands at 14% contained, encompassing an area of 383,619 acres as of 7:59 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30. It's…...
BLM Plans Aerial Vegetation Treatments in Cibola, Sandoval Counties
1+ week, 1+ day ago (247+ words) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management plans to treat about 3,775 acres of public land in Cibola and Sandoval counties this fall in an effort to improve vegetation conditions and reduce wildfire risk. The BLM Rio Puerco Field Office, working with…...
AI as a Tool for Predicting Fire Threats≠
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (982+ words) A fire rarely announces itself the way movies promise. Most start small, quietly, in a place nobody’s looking. A tired outlet behind a vending machine. A kitchen that’s been “fine” for years until it isn’t. A mechanical room running hot…...
Breaking: Ophellia Fire reported in Los Angeles County on Oct. 7
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (146+ words) A new wildfire was reported today at 12:52 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Ophellia Fire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment of the fire and its cause has... The creation of this content included…...