Use of fire
Barriers to Understanding the Influence of Use of Fire by Aborigines on Vegetation
... aboriginal use of fire as a tool world-wide and have learned a great deal about the various motivations and rationaliza- tions for the burning practices reported, an- thropologists have been most reluctant ...
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The Present Status of Fire Ecology, Traditional Use of Fire, and Fire Management in Mexico and Central America
... of fire use technology by the rural ...make use of fire; for ex- ample, if the wind is strong enough to be heard, the controlled fire should not be con- ducted (Huffman ...
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The Use of Fire in the Cerrado and Amazonian Rainforests of Brazil: Past and Present
... natural fire regimes in most Brazilian vegetation types for over 4000 ...the fire-adapted cerrado (Brazilian savanna) and the fire-sensitive ...to fire: the Amazon rainforest and the ...their ...
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The use of fire-retardant intumescent mats for fire and heat protection of glass fibre-reinforced polyester composites: Thermal barrier properties
... slow fire growth for POLY-A4 and POLY-B4 as seen from the 2-D assessment field, Figure ...to fire growth (low intensity fire), they however, do cause fires of a prolonged ...allowing fire ...
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Review of Conventional and Innovative Technologies for Fire Retrofitting of Existing Buildings
... the use of fire protection systems in buildings has been un- dervalued and largely misunderstood ...in fire research, John Carey designed a perforated pipe concept for fire protection systems ...
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Several Key Points in Early Human Innovative Evolution
... the use of fire in artificial fire is the beginning of the active acquisition of energy and the active use of energy; the cooked food is fully obtaining nutrition that made the function of the ...
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Does the establishment of sustainable use reserves affect fire management in the humid tropics?
... growing fire problem driven by climatic change, agricul- tural expansion and forest ...sustainable use reserves (SURs) may be reducing fire preva- lence since they promote sustainable livelihoods and ...
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Assessing urban fire risk in the central business district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
... against fire outbreaks. Knowledge on the use of installed facilities is essential in tackling fire emergencies, otherwise their installation becomes ...from fire hazards and thwart attempts to ...
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A SMART FIRE EXTINGUISHER USING FIRE FIGHTING ROBOT
... the fire and extinguishing it is a dangerous job and that puts lives of fire fighters at ...of fire accidents in which fire fighter had to lose their lives in the line of duty each year ...
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Fire Risk Assessment: A Systematic Review of the Methodology and Functional Areas
... to fire risk assessment but not included in any of the studies ...as fire departments and rescue, fire in fighting ships, the use of fire resistant materials to protect against ...
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Climate Change Impact on Future Wildfire Danger and Activity in Southern Europe: A Review
... triggered fire activity over the Iberian Peninsula, which encompasses a large productivity gradient owing to climate variation (from oceanic to ...which fire activity was ...that fire size was not ...
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Internet of Things Technology for Fire Monitoring System
... finding fire and fire treatment mechanisms. This includes fire prevention and elimination of fire from the ...The fire department or house owner or any attention need public persons ...
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WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS FOR FIREFIGHTING DANGEROUS PROFESSIONS AND FIRE INVESTIGATION
... At the current time, FAWSNet remains theoretical. There are many issues that must still be addressed not least of which is can the sensors which first detect the fire withstand the rapid temperature rises expected ...
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Privatisation of the shipping industry in Vietnam : the benefit, problems and proposals
... The fire spread rapidly along highly polished paneling in the writing room, corridors, salon, stairways and other passenger ...a fire alarm to the monitoring panel in the ...with fire detectors and ...
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The Use of Wireless Sensor Networks for Forest Fire Monitoring A Survey
... Wireless sensor network used for forest fire detection consist of small sensor nodes that are used to monitor the forest environment. Sensor nodes periodically sense the forest when some emergency situation take ...
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An Expected Value Comparative Analysis Study on First Responder and Fire Protection Policies, Services, and Products in the United States
... career fire fighters earned a median salary of ...that fire departments have more firetrucks than ambulances, which makes little sense when one considers that most fire departments often receive 20 ...
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Fire Protection for Facilities Engineering, Design, and Construction MIL HDBK 1008C pdf
... independent sources in accordance with NFPA 20, pumps shall be electric driven only. A reliable single power source is defined as a power source having an average forced down time, excluding scheduled repairs, which does ...
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Fire Fighting Robot Controlled Using Android Application
... of fire at an early stage can avoid loss. Normally fire causes huge damage because of absence of human beings to detect ...If fire is detected and extinguished at an early stage, one can avoid loss ...
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Forest fire danger rating in complex topography – results from a case study in the Bavarian Alps in autumn 2011
... by fire danger rating ...2011). Fire danger rating indices to be used in such areas and situations should be able to correctly account for variations in the daily cy- cle between the individual stations or ...
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Opportunities for Improved Fire Use and Management in California: Lessons from Western Australia
... ducing fire safely, DEC managers will usually implement burns in multiple stages as different fuel components dry ...the fire burning too se- ...ful use of fuel moisture and fire behavior pre- ...
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