5 Reasons Incident Response Needs a Weather Station - #1 Risk Management

As we saw this past summer, hot, dry, and windy weather conditions are factors that directly affect fire risk and behavior. Being aware of the weather conditions before, during, and after an incident is imperative, quotes columnist Chuck Sallade in Firefighter Nation. Real-time, location-specific met data is imperative for safe and effective incident response. Weather monitoring assists in multiple areas such as risk management, prediction, safety, plume modeling, and reporting. Each ...