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NASA:
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) Aerosol Index
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TOMS is the first instrument to allow observation of aerosols as
the particles cross the land/sea boundary. Using these data it is
possible to observe a wide range of phenomena such as desert dust
storms and vegetation fires (daily global updates)
http://toms.gsfc.nasa.gov/aerosols/aerosols.html
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National
Fire Incident Reporting System -
The NFIRS has two objectives: to help State and local governments
develop fire reporting and analysis capability for their own use,
and to obtain data that can be used to more accurately assess and
subsequently combat the fire problem at a national level
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/nfirs
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National
Fire Maps -
Information on current large fires, active fire maps and fire imagery.
Remote Sensing Application Center's Rapid Response web site
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National
Smokejumpers Association - The
non-profit association is dedicated to preserving the history of
airborne firefighters
http://www.smokejumpers.com
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National
Volunteer Fire Council - Non-profit
membership association representing the interests of volunteer fire,
EMS and rescue services.
http://www.nvfc.org/
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NOAA
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) at NGDC - The
DMSP Operational Linescan System has the capability to detect fires
at night in a light intensified visible channel. DMSP currently
operates OLS instruments aboard two satellites in day-night orbits.
For convenience, users can click on selected regions and obtain
examples of archived DM
http://ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/index.html
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Operation
Water: Planning for Water Supply and Distribution in the Wildland/Urban
Interface - On-line
publication providing information about dry hydrant use during wildfire
http://www.firewise.org/resources/operationWater/index.html
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RESCUE
- Training
resource and guide. Prepared for bushfire applications in Australia
http://www.techrescue.org
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Satellite
Remote Sensing Services Department of Land Administration (DOLA)
-Provides
near real-time hot spot detection and burned scar mapping for western
Australia
http://www.dli.wa.gov/au/corporate.nsf/web/Fire+Hotspots
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SAFENET - Front line firefighters
tool for reporting and resolving safety concerns encountered in
wildland fire, prescribed fire or all risk operations
http://safenet.nifc.gov/
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Six
Minutes for Safety - Federal
Fire & Aviation Team and National Interagency Fire Center sponsor
safety initiative addressing high-risk situations
http://www.nifc.gov/sixminutes/dsp_sixminutes.php
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Spotfire
Images - The
wildland firefighting experience through photographs taken by Mike
McMillan, a wildland firefighter
http://www.spotfireimages.com
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Standards
for Fire and Aviation Operation (Interagency) (Redbook) - Publication
on fire, safety, training, qualifications, prescribed fire, aviation,
operations and administration
http://www.nifc.gov/red_book/
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