Traditionally, geographic information systems (GIS) have been thought of as a system used for mapping physical land base objects such as parcels, lakes and roads along with storing the attribute data ...

Note: This article is part of the Firehouse 2024 Station Design Supplement. To read the entire supplement, click here. Gaining community consensus around an idea rarely is easier than gaining ...

Susan L. Cutter is a Carolina Distinguished professor of geography at the University of South Carolina where she directs the Hazards and Vulnerability Research ...

Every year utility companies survey thousands of miles of lines identifying locations where trees and other vegetation need to be trimmed to avoid potential fires and other hazards. State laws require ...

It has been said many times that information is power. This is never truer than when providing fire and rescue protection to a community. Many of today’s fire service leaders, both in uniform and in ...