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A Comprehensive Review of Empirical and Dynamic Wildfire Simulators and Machine Learning Techniques Used for the Prediction of Wildfire in Australia
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Harikesh Singh; Li-Minn Ang; Dipak Paudyal; Mauricio Acuna; Prashant Kumar Srivastava; Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2025
Wildfires pose significant environmental threats in Australia, impacting ecosystems, human lives, and property. This review article provides a comprehensive analysis of various empirical and dynamic wildfire simulators alongside machine learning (ML) techniques employed for wildfire prediction in Australia. The study examines the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Computer Simulation, Prediction
Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) and Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance (PSOEA) Programs. CRS Report R45327, Version 10. Updated
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Szymendera, Scott D. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program provides cash benefits to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; firefighters; employees of emergency management agencies; and members of emergency medical services agencies who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of personal injuries sustained in the line of…
Descriptors: Police, Government Employees, Public Agencies, Emergency Programs
Program Proposal
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Baskas, Richard S. – Online Submission, 2012
A study was conducted to determine if a deficiency, or learning gap, existed in a particular working environment. To determine if an assessment was to be conducted, a program proposal would need to be developed to explore this situation. In order for a particular environment to react and grow with other environments, it must be able to take on…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Facilities, Emergency Programs, Work Environment
Collaboration and Interconnectivity: Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Services and Higher Education Institutions in Nottingham
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Murphy, Peter; Greenhalgh, Kirsten; Parkin, Craig – Teaching Public Administration, 2013
This article will describe the developing relationship between Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Services and the two higher education institutions in Nottingham. It will chronicle how a very traditional relationship has been transformed, initially by a simple consultancy project, into a much closer working relationship characterised by a much…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Fire Protection, School Community Relationship, School Community Programs
An Investigation of Best Practices for Evacuating and Sheltering Individuals with Special Needs and Disabilities
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National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2008
At the request of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF) has conducted "a literature search and review to identify best practices in [school] building design for accommodating the evacuation and sheltering needs of individuals with special needs or…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Building Design, Best Practices, Fire Protection
Time-Based Capabilities of Occupants to Escape Fires in Public Buildings: A Review of Code Provisions and Technical Literature. Final Report.
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Stahl, Fred I.; And Others – 1982
Available technical literature pertaining to exit facility design and emergency escape provisions of the National Fire Protection Association's "Life Safety Code" (1976 Edition) are reviewed in order to determine the technical support for such provisions. The report focuses on the time-based capabilities of building occupants to effect…
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Building Design, Design Requirements, Emergency Programs