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Investigating the Impact of Aerial Firefighting on Rate of Wildfire Spread
- Lindsay Wiard-Greene,
- Jesse Johnson,
- John Hogland,
- Fredrick Bunt and
- Jake Bova
Aerial retardant drops are widely used in wildfire suppression, yet their effectiveness in slowing fire spread remains difficult to quantify at scale. This study evaluates their impact on wildfire rate of spread (ROS) using a framework that combines...

