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 managers, The Biswell Symposium, February 15- 17, 1994. Index Terms— Fire protection, Piping layout, Sprinkler system, System Design. technology include both broad scale fire-danger maps and local
 Lee, B.S. plots on these 7.5 minute USGS quandrangle maps. Collins, Colorado. Burning Index (BI) is a number used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to describe the potential amount of effort needed to contain a single fire in a particular fuel type within a rating area. This type of lightning has the potential for extreme fire activity and is normally highlighted in fire weather forecasts with a Red Flag Warning. Remote Sensing
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