Early Forest Fire Detection Using Sensors

Fire Ecology - Bryce Canyon National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Before the smoke, flames and smoldering cease, Forest managers call for a team of natural resource professionals to assess the damage and formulate a short and long-term plan. They’re known as the Burned Area Emergency Response Team or BAER. They analyze post-fire conditions and take immediate emergency stabilization actions to prevent loss of life and property and critical and natural resources on Forest Service lands. In this video, BAER Team hydrologists, botanists and soil scientists get eye

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