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September 13th, 2007
Researchers Create New Firefighting Tool – FireBug

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“This device is basically a radio, and on top of it is a sensor board which contains GPS,” said U.C. Berkeley Professor Nicholas Sitar. Now imagine thousands of these sensors raining down from a helicopter or plane, landing in front of an oncoming wildfire. “Often times in rugged terrain or with lots of smoke it’s not possible to see the fire visually,” said Sitar.
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