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California’s wildfire moonshot: How new technology will defeat advancing flames
How will we fight fires in the future? With smart fire trucks and smart nozzles, uniforms with intelligent fabrics, and pilot ...
'Super Scoopers' aiding Utah firefighters from the sky
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Highly visible aerial firefighting "scooper" planes have been aiding Utah firefighters on the ground.
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Inside Antarctica’s Most Dangerous Rescue: Engineering, Ice, and the Limits of Human Flight
Landing a large aircraft on ice, in darkness, using night vision, takes precision and extraordinary skill.” These are the American Embassy’s words in New Zealand, which barely do justice to the ...
Boise Airport simulated a plane crash emergency response. ‘Stakes are very high’
It takes a lot of communication and “tremendous effort” to respond to a disaster, Boise Fire Division Chief of Special ...