With smoke from western wildfires poised to spread from coast to coast this week, people will be looking to a NOAA smoke model for guidance on everything from how it might impact their area, to the ...

With a historic wildfire season in the West last year (2020), the importance of forecasting smoke movement came to the forefront. In mid-September, record wildfires in both California and Colorado ...

Well, other than staying indoors, there is no getting away from it completely, but there are areas that have lighter concentrations of smoke. A computer forecast model shows those spots. A computer ...

Picking up from my last article in the June 2019 issue, I will explore some context for real-world life safety applications. In this article, I’ll focus on complying with NFPA 99 (Section references ...

In collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, or NOAA, and other research institutions, UC Berkeley researchers evaluated NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh wildfire smoke ...

Smoke control is a critical aspect of fire safety, indoor air quality management, and occupational health in both residential and industrial environments. With the advancement of technology, smart ...