Science of wildfire: Burning down a forest, one computer model at a time
CBC News | Posted: May 7, 2016 11:30 AM | Last Updated: May 7, 2016
Behind the scenes at the Wildland Fire Research section of the Northern Forestry Centre
The forestry centre in Edmonton is the hub of wildfire research in Canada, developing technology to help predict fires and limit destruction.
The Canadian Forest Service studies much that happens in Canada's forest ecosystems. Fire is one of the most complicated aspects, as it is necessary to the health of the forest, but usually detrimental to human activity.
Videojournalist John Robertson caught up with fire research scientist Kerry Anderson to find out about Canada's data collections and modelling of wildfires.