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Investigation of Air Foam and Heptafluoropropane Foam Fire Extinguishment for Storage Tanks Containing Low-Boiling-Point Flammable Liquids

Fire
Due to the high saturated vapor pressure of low-boiling-point flammable liquids, it is difficult to make fire extinguishers for storage tanks containing them. Air foam extinguishing technology has been recommended by several standards.
Youquan Bao, Lu Wang, Huiqiang Zhi, Shichang Lu, Junyang Wang, Xia Du, Yiliang Huang, Kanghui Xu, Qiyang Shu, Xiaopo Wang   +9 more
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TreeMap, a tree-level model of conterminous US forests circa 2014 produced by imputation of FIA plot data

Scientific Data, 2021
Measurement(s) forested area Technology Type(s) machine learning Factor Type(s) biophysical variables • geographic location • forest type • forest height • forest percent cover Sample Characteristic - Environment vegetation layer Sample Characteristic ...
Karin L. Riley, Isaac C. Grenfell, Mark A. Finney, Jason M. Wiener   +3 more
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Assisted Migration of Sequoiadendron Genotypes for Conservation and Timber: Performance and Morphology in a Warmer Climate Outside of Their Range

Conservation, 2023
Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia) has a fragmented distribution of 75 groves found along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA.
Christopher M. Valness, William J. Libby, John-Pascal Berrill   +2 more
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Illinois Fire Service Institute - 2020 Light and Fight_3

, 2022
Instructor Hianik teaching at Light and Fight at the Illinois Fire Service Institute's Champaign campus in 2020.Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant ARPML-250797-OMLS ...
Illinois Fire Service Institute
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Burning in banksia woodlands: How does the fire-free period influence reptile communities? [PDF]

, 2012
Fire is an important management tool for both hazard reduction burning and maintenance of biodiversity. The impact of time since last fire on fauna is an important factor to understand as land managers often aim for prescribed burning regimes with ...
Barbara A Wilson, Rebecca Fisher, Wilson, B.A., Valentine Leonie E., Reaveley, A., Fisher Rebecca, Wilson Barbara A., Alice Reaveley, Leonie E Valentine, Brent Johnson, Reaveley Alice, Johnson, B., Johnson Brent, Valentine, L.E., Fisher, R.   +14 more
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Connecticut State Fire Safety Code (2018); Other title: Connecticut state fire safety code

, 2018
Effective October 1, 2018.; Title from cover.; Based on the 2015 editions of the ICC Fire Code and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code.; "The Connecticut State Fire Safety Code shall be administered as provided in chapter 541 of the Connecticut General Statutes"-
Connecticut. Office of the State Fire Marshal,
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Synthesis of knowledge on the effects of fire and fire surrogates on wildlife in US dry forests [PDF]

, 2009
Summary: Dry forests throughout the United States are fire-dependent ecosystems, and much attention has been given to restoring their ecological function.
Fontaine, J.B., Kennedy, P.L., Kennedy, Patricia L., Fontaine, Joseph B.   +3 more
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METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION (BY THE EXAMPLE OF THE AUTHORITIES OF THE STATE FIRE SUPERVISION EMERCOM OF RUSSIA)

Модели, системы, сети в экономике, технике, природе и обществе, 2022
Background. With the introduction of the updated regulatory legal documents regulating the procedures for the implementation of supervisory activities and preventive work, inquiries on fire cases, licensing and the provision of services in the field of
A.A. Poroshin, V.I. Iskalin, V.A. Sorokin, E.V. Kozyrev   +3 more
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Characterization of wildland-urban interfaces for fire prevention in the province of Valencia (Spain)

Forest Systems, 2013
Aim of study. The present study is the first attempt to characterize and map wildland-urban interfaces (WUIs) in eastern Spain (province of Valencia) and its relationship with wildfire occurrence. Area of study. The study area is located in eastern Spain
J. Madrigal Olmo, J.A. Ruiz, R. Planelles, C. Hernando   +3 more
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Operational strategies for producing reliable seismic intensity information for earthquake response in the Korean Peninsula

International Journal of Geo-Engineering
Aims/hypothesis The seismic observation network on the Korean Peninsula is being modernized and densified to support rapid earthquake detection. This study aims to propose operational strategies for producing seismic intensity information using the ...
Jae-Kwang Ahn, Doyoon Lim, Jung-Hwan Lee
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