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High-Tech Sprinklers: Your Home’s Shield Against Wildfires

admin2 weeks ago05 mins

The Brief A company located in Wyoming has developed an advanced residential irrigation system designed to prevent wildfires. The outdoor sprinkler system for houses utilizes information from satellites, weather reports, and census data. The firm asserts that the technology monitors fires before embers have the chance to be carried over to your land. BERKELEY, Calif….

Raging 3,200-acre New Jersey wildfire forces evacuation of thousands

admin1 month ago03 mins

A brush fire has erupted in New Jersey , spanning more than 3,200 acres and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. The Jones Road Wildfire is burning near Barnegat Township in Ocean County, and has since spread to the Pine Barrens area. Officials have shut down roughly 17 miles of the state’s busiest highway,…

Jones Road Fire Explodes To More Than 20 Square Miles, Could Grow To Be ‘Largest Fire In New Jersey In 20 Years’

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The Jones Road Wildfire has now scorched more than 20 square miles in southern New Jersey. As of early Thursday morning, the fire was 50% contained according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The fire that started Tuesday could grow to be the “largest fire in New Jersey in 20 years,” said the head…

New Jersey wildfire continues to burn in Ocean County with 50 percent contained

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The Brief The Jones Road fire in Ocean County is one of the largest wildfires in the last 20 years in New Jersey. More than 13,500 acres have been scorched in the Pine Barrens. The fire is 50% contained but could burn for days. OCEAN TWP., N.J. – One of the largest wildfires New Jersey…

Training academy prepares wildland firefighters for Arizona’s long summer of wildfires

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Arizona wildfire season Training wildland firefighters | Grass lands | Urban wildfire risk | Investing in high-risk areas (coming soon) Rebuilding or not (coming soon) | Wildfire forecast (coming soon) PRESCOTT — A cacophony of chainsaws and shovels hitting the earth filled the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campus grounds as wildland firefighters-in-training, clad in bright yellow…

NASA’s Wildfire Data from Airborne Sensors Aids Firefighters in Rapid Response

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NASA has introduced a novel method for combating wildfires with a new sensor, offering immediate information that assisted firefighting efforts in Alabama. Known as AVIRIS-3, an acronym for Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer–3, this device identified a 120-acre fire on March 19 before it was even reported to authorities. While AVIRIS-3 was onboard a King Air…