Researchers say wildfires are evolving due to new fuels and the encroachment of urban areas on rural spaces necessitating new approaches to combatting wildfires.
Researchers say wildfires are evolving due to new fuels and the encroachment of urban areas on rural spaces necessitating new approaches to combatting wildfires.
There is an old saying that "fire is as old as time." The earliest evidence of wildfires on earth is based on charcoal remains found in rocks dating back 420 million years. While wildfires may be old, they are evolving and fire researchers are working hard to stay ahead of them.
Canada experiences an average of 8,000 wildfires each year. The number and their severity fluctuates, but anecdotally wildfires seem to be on the rise and impacting more populated areas.
Attacking these wildfires on numerous fronts to safeguard communities against the mounting dangers of fire is the aim of the University of Waterloo’s Fire Research Facility (UW FRF).
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