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Title: Space Forest Fire Alert
Alternative Title: CDFW - 9
Creator: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date Created and/or Issued: 1973
Contributing Institution: Cal Fire Museum
Collection: California Revealed from Cal Fire Museum
Rights Information: Public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: NASA's "Aeronautics and Space report" August 1973 edition. Segment titled "Space Forest Fire Alert" describes a cooperative project between the California Division of Forestry and NASA's Ames research center to use space based technology (satellites) for automation of weather monitoring and reporting to assist firefighters in California by providing real-time weather observations electronically. California Division of Forestry fire equipment and CDF Meteorologist William Innes featured.
Type: moving image
Format: Composite
Print
Sound
Mono
Color
16mm film
Form/Genre: Educational Films
Extent: 1 Reel of 1
Identifier: casbcfm_000019
Language: English
Subject: Satellites
Weather reporting
Wildfires--California
Provenance: Cal Fire Museum
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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