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I would only add -- if it is necessary to do so -- that included in the idea of 'stability' is a refugee's mental-psychological stability. Given the duration of stay (average) in a camp (previously s… (View Post)

Yes, exactly...we contributors/designers (who are also solvers - I know @akb is!) should exercise some discipline there...it's 'challenging' to not contribute solution ideas while contributing design… (View Post)

@DTurner - you wrote: " The time element for suppressing a given fire is a not a set time, rather it is based on the fire behavior (rate of spread and intensity) of the specific fire. " Yes… (View Post)

This is a great piece by NPR journalist Nathan Rott (that oddly appeared in my browser start up news feed this morning) that offers a 'Romantic' view of fire fighting but which is also relevant to ou… (View Post)

Follow up: 1] I must add another variable to the hypothetical formula: 'fuel type' (type of timber, dead/living wood, biomass on ground, mixed fuel [i.e., shrubs, trees {previously burned?}, fallen t… (View Post)