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SDSU News Center, Oct. 26, 2016 Improving wildfire evacuation through an app

"SDSU researchers will look at ways to use data from social media, geographic information system and wildfire prediction software to design a web-based interactive evacuation planning tool help create efficient evacuation plans." (Source: SDSU News Center)

 

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SDSU News Center, Sept. 22, 2016 Improving Wildfire Evacuation Planning

"A new National Science Foundation–funded partnership between San Diego State University, the County of San Diego Office of Emergency Services, the American Red Cross of San Diego/Imperial Counties and 2-1-1 San Diego aims to better prepare evacuation coordinators and resource managers for ever-changing emergency conditions" (Source: SDSU News Center)

 

 

The San Diego Tribune, Aug. 17, 2016 SDSU Developing Software to Improve Wildfire Evacuations

"San Diego State University is developing software that will help emergency workers to more quickly and efficiently evacuate people located in the path of wildfires" (Source: The San Diego Tribune)