Wildfire prediction
VIDEO - Predicting Forest Fires
30 January 2012 12:27 PM
We came across a segment shown on CTV News (formerly, /A\ News), coincidentally the major news channel for Victoria, BC where FTS is located. In it, Dan Morrison, the chief fire meteorologist for Vancouver Island discusses the importance of accurate weather conditions from a network of fixed RAWS (Remote Automated Weather Station) for forecasting not only the danger of wildfires starting, but also the behavior of wildfires that do start. Because wildfires can have their own weather systems, it’s especially important for firefighting crews to have current and accurate weather conditions right where the fire is. This is why a portable RAWS like the FTS QD3 QuickDeploy is one of the most crucial tools that a wildfire crew can possess. Read More...
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