Oregon State helps update database to predict future wildfire behavior

Oregon State helps update database to predict future wildfire behavior

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A database that tracks wildfires across the United States was recently enhanced, with help from an Oregon State University professor, to project the possibility of when and where a wildfire could spark. “There is a tremendous amount of interest in what enables wildfire ignitions and what can be done to prevent them,” said OSU professor Erica Fleishman. “This database increases the ability to access relevant information an…