Characterisation of Hedge Burning in the Context of Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Prevention
Fire and Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With global warming, the wildfire season tends to get longer, causing fatalities and devastating damage to human property. Although many countries have implemented fire risk prevention measures, particularly in Wildland Urban Interfaces (WUI), this finding shows that there are weaknesses in the prevention measures. This is mainly due to a lack
Virginie Tihay‐Felicelli +8 more
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Little Holes to Hide In : Civil Defense and the Public Backlash Against Home Fallout Shelters, 1957-1963 [PDF]
, 2012 Throughout the 1950s, U.S. policymakers actively encouraged Americans to participate in civil defense through a variety of policies. In 1958, amidst confusion concerning which of these policies were most efficient, President Eisenhower established the ...
Whitehurst, John R
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Residential Exterior Wall Reaction to Post‐Flashover Compartment Fires
Fire and Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Large outdoor fires involving building‐to‐building fire spread are catastrophic, often resulting in significant loss of life and property. Previous research investigating ignition of buildings from exterior fires has focused on exposures from wildland fuels, which typically have shorter residence times compared to structure fires.
Daniel J. Gorham +2 more
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Самозахист прав та інтересів дитини за цивільним та сімейним правом
, 2009 Освещены основные проблемы неюрисдикционной формы защиты гражданских и семейных прав - самозащиты. Обоснованы предложения относительно усовершенствования законодательного регулирования самозащиты семейных прав.
Негода, O.А.
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Fire and Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Firebrands are the leading cause of infrastructure damage during wildfires. However, dedicated protections specifically designed to mitigate firebrand accumulation, remain limited. In contrast, infrastructure protection strategies against sand accumulation have been developed, implemented and studied in detail. Because both sand and firebrands
Simona Dossi +2 more
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What an Eastern State Is Doing in Civil Defense Sanitation
, 1952 Clarence I. Sterling
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Training in Third World Countries: The International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) [PDF]
, 1985 Milan Bodi
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Robert E. Lee and Slavery [PDF]
, 2017 Robert E. Lee was the most successful Confederate military leader during the American Civil War (1861–1865). This also made him, by virtue of the Confederacy\u27s defense of chattel slavery, the most successful defender of the enslavement of African ...
Guelzo, Allen C.
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Understanding Wildfires in Norway: Key Hazards and Vegetation Fires Damaging Buildings 2016–2023
Fire and Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Wildland–urban interface (WUI) fires are an increasing global challenge, and local knowledge is essential for efficient mitigation. In Norway, as for the rest of Northern Europe, wildfires are expected to increase in frequency and severity, which will also increase WUI vulnerabilities.
Ragni Fjellgaard Mikalsen +5 more
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Prelude to the National "Defense of Marriage" Campaign: Civil Discrimination Against Feared or Despised Minorities [PDF]
, 2000 D. Michael Quinn
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