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Summary of workshop large outdoor fires and the built environment [PDF]

, 2018
Large outdoorfires present a risk to the built environment. Wildfires that spread into communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)fires, havedestroyed communities throughout the world, and are an emerging problem infire safety science ...
Blanchi, Raphaele, Gollner, Michael, Gorham, Daniel, Manzello, Samuel, McAllister, Sara, Pastor Ferrer, Elsa, Planas Cuchi, Eulàlia, Reszka, Pedro, Suzuki, Sayaka   +8 more
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Failure and reliability analysis of heavy firefighting and rescue vehicles: a case study [PDF]

, 2023
Jarosław Selech, Wioletta Rogula–Kozłowska, Piotr Piątek, Agata Walczak, Daniel Pieniak, Paweł Bondaronok, Jacek Marcinkiewicz   +6 more
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Measurement data from full-scale fire experiments of battery electric vehicles and internal combustion engine vehiclesfigshare

Data in Brief
Over time, the burning behaviour of passenger vehicles has been influenced by continuous advancements in vehicle design, including changes in materials, manufacturing processes, and the integration of modern lithium-ion battery powertrains.
Nathaniel G. Sauer, Matthew J. DiDomizio, Richard M. Kesler, Shruti Ghanekar, Parham Dehghani, Gavin P. Horn, Adam Barowy   +6 more
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Operational Fire Management System (OFMS): A Sensor-Integrated Framework for Enhanced Fireground Situational Awareness

Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks
This paper presents the design, development, and field testing of an Operational Fire Management System (OFMS) aimed at enhancing situational awareness and improving the safety and efficiency of firefighting operations.
David Kalina, Ryan O’Neill, Elisa Pevere, Raul Fernandez Rojas   +3 more
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Firefighting vehicles classification, labelling and division

Bezpieczeństwo i Technika Pożarnicza, 2013
Цель: Главной целью этой статьи является указание принципов разделения, маркировки и классифик ации пожарных средств транспорта с указанием различных примеров маркировок транспортных средств, использованных подразделениями противопожарной охраны, особенно подразделениями Государственной Пожарной Службы.
Chmiel, Michal, Markowski, Tomasz, Kowalczyk, Agnieszka   +2 more
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A semibuoyant vehicle for general transportation missions [PDF]

, 1975
The concept of a small, semibuoyant, lifting-body airship with either a disposable or nondisposable buoyant fluid is discussed. Estimations of fuel consumption, payload capability, power requirements and productivity are made and compared to other flight
Harper, M., Havill, C. D.
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Fusion of Deep Features of Wavelet Transform for Wildfire Detection

Advances in Multimedia
Forests uniquely deliver different vital resources, particularly oxygen and carbon dioxide purification. Wildfire is the leading cause of deforestation, where massive forest areas are annually lost due to the failure to identify and predict forest fires.
Akbar Asgharzadeh-Bonab, Salar Ghamati, Farid Ahmadi, Hashem Kalbkhani   +3 more
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Multi-Target Firefighting Task Planning Strategy for Multiple UAVs Under Dynamic Forest Fire Environment

Fire
The frequent occurrence of forest fires in mountainous regions has posed severe threats to both the ecological environment and human activities. This study proposed a multi-target firefighting task planning method of forest fires by multiple UAVs ...
Pei Zhu, Shize Jiang, Jiangao Zhang, Ziheng Xu, Zhi Sun, Quan Shao   +5 more
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The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being: Estimates for Canada, 1999 and 2005 [PDF]

This report presents estimates of the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) for a representative sample of Canadian households in 1999 and 2005.
Alexander Murray, Andrew Sharpe, Benjamin Evans, Elspeth Hazell   +3 more
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Fighting to Save a Nation: Volunteerism and London’s Auxiliary Fire Service in the Blitz [PDF]

, 2015
The London Blitz of 1940 is one of the most horrifying events of World War 2. For the first time, citizens were the primary target in an attempt to shock Britain into surrender. The Blitz opened a new chapter in the book of WWII.
Giso, Michael
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