Inside Missoula's U.S. Forest Service Fire Lab, Where Scientists Play With Fire | Atlas Obscura

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  • Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
  • This is the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Fire Lab in Missoula, Montana. Here, researchers have spent 5 decades studying fire science - literally playing with it - to develop new models for predicting fire behavior, which helps them understand how to put out forest fires. Whether it’s wind speed, slope, air flow, or anything else that influences flames, scientists at this lab study fire in intimate detail. Our friends from Gizmodo joined us to explore the lab and learn about philosophies like the Fire Paradox, partake in fire-based experiments, and walk through a fire wind tunnel.
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  • @carolyngriffith9793
    @carolyngriffith9793 4 роки тому +14

    So cool to see this facility and area highlighted. My family worked for years with forest fire fighting. My mom and grandpa used to run look out towers and my mom was on a crew after high school. My grandpa worked with the smoke jumpers for years until his retirement 15 years ago. It's amazing that people are taking the time to learn more about these things.

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  4 роки тому +5

      Thank you for sharing! Fire fighting is truly in your blood :)

    • @joymcguire
      @joymcguire 4 роки тому +3

      The "President" says we should rake the forest floors :)

  • @atlasobscura
    @atlasobscura  4 роки тому +1

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  • @tumbleddry2887
    @tumbleddry2887 4 роки тому +1

    New to the channel. It's excellant! Really enjoyed the over-view of the fire science and dedicated work of the US Forest Service. I think this is just fascinating.

  • @elriaahossivo4524
    @elriaahossivo4524 2 роки тому

    TRUE, hands on experience TAUGHT ME THE DANGERS OF A KITCHEN FIRE

  • @donaldscott3921
    @donaldscott3921 4 роки тому

    There's a good profile of the Fire Lab in Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire.

  • @LarryB-inFL
    @LarryB-inFL 4 роки тому +3

    Too little actual information about what they are looking at and finding.

    • @alveolate
      @alveolate 4 роки тому +1

      yea, feels like those scientists would want to share even more stuff.
      it's youtube, don't be afraid to go deep on us, AO.

    • @tumbleddry2887
      @tumbleddry2887 4 роки тому

      It's just an over view. I'm sure you can find out more by vising the USFS website.

    • @fireladUK
      @fireladUK 4 роки тому +1

      @@tumbleddry2887 i agree - would be nice to know more about how slope, wind and aspect etc affect fire. this video needs to be made by someone - lol - none of that is on the website that i could see neither