Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Technology helps firefighters on land, in air

in this article,it talks about technology improving the system of helping wildfires. They do this by air tanking fluids to necessary areas.planes and helicopters equipped with infrared sensors, record ground data that crews with laptops and GPS devices use to track wildfire movement, pinpoint firefighters on the scene and predict how the fires will spread. Analysts also can use the data to determine the most effective strategy for stopping the fires.

1 comment:

Jenny Michaels said...

You didn't cite the source of your article, and you didn't give your opinion of the technology.