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Archive Home > 2002 > July > 22 > Technology aids firefighters

Technology aids firefighters

By Julia Lyon / The Bulletin
July 22, 2002

CULVER - Fighting wildfires requires sweat, shovels and bulldozers, but these days fire officials also battle the flames with computers, CD burners and global positioning systems.

In the last two weeks, Forest Service officials managing the Eyerly Fire marveled as they studied detailed maps made....

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