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Wildfire Related
Links
We have assembled a number of links
to related websites, online wildfire data and statistics. Just click
on the links below:
Please report broken or outdated links in case you see them before
we do!
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Current
Season's FireMap
Updated by us every Monday, this map shows currently active wildfires
in the United States as well as past wildfire sites for 2003.
Communities
at Risk (PDF file)
The National Fire Plan is providing a partial list of communities
in areas prone to wildfires.
National
Interagency Fire Center
The National Interagency Fire Center, located in Boise, Idaho, is
an excellent source of all wildfire related news, featured products
and other information.
Current
Wildfire Details (PDF file)
Published by the National Interagency Fire Center, a PDF document
goes into detail about every single wildfire that is currently active,
including terrain conditions, weather, and suppression forecasts.
First
Local Sales Rep in Colorado
Homepage of FireVeil, a Colorado-based company dedicated to reducing
the risks of fires occuring.
How
the independent suppression system is made possible
Homepage of "Innofoam", a company that Ambient Control
System is partnering with to develop the FireALERT-DCS System.
The
risks of living in the Wildland/Urban Interface
by "Forest Guardians" - although this article was written
in 2000 it does not lack any validity today.
INTERESTING
FACTS AND STATISTICS
How
do Wildfires work?
(PDF file)
From
a Spectroscopy Laboratory Site, explaining in great detail the traits
and dynamics of wildfires.
Wildfire
Outlook for the 2003 Fire Season
"US
Forest Administration" website.
Summary
for each US State with Number of Fires and total acreage burnt in
2002
By the
"National Interagency Fire Center".
Colorado
Wildfire Risks for 2003
Jan. 2003 Article by the "US Forest Service" about the
possibility of wildfires in CO in 2003.
General
data and Dollar figures about the 2002 Fire Season
US
government Info site with Dollar amounts and general facts and data.
The
ecological hazards of using fire retardant
Redding.com: local news about the repercussions of fire retardant
being airdropped during a wildfire.
The
2002 Wildfire Season as seen from space
From the National Climatic Data Center: Summary of the 2002 Wildfire
Season by month w/ sat images & facts.
North
Carolina's current statewide Wildfire Statistics
By the North Carolina Division of Fire Resources: up to date statewide
Wildfire Statistics over a 10-year period, by month.
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