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State Forest protects Oregon with
use of Lightning Detection System
Lightning is one of mother
nature's most powerful destructive
forces. It is responsible for hundreds
of forest fires in Oregon each sum
mer. destroying valuable resources
Lightning causes an average of one
third or 300 of the total number ol
wildfires annually on state protected
forest lands in Oregon
To combat the lightning the State
Forestry has developed a lightning
detection system to help attack and
control lightning-caused fires that
are small and further reduce fire sup­
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The Automated Lightning Detec
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in I*>KA and has provided the Depart
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information on lovation ot individual
lightning strikes accurately to several
hundred feet
Fight remnte lightning sensors arc
strategically located throughout
Oregon and Washington fhese sen
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lightning strikes by the electric
charge generated during lightning
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Al DS has saved time and money as
it has helped us locate tires quickly
Al.DS provides as much as 2 3
hours lead time which can make a
difference in gearing up tor a lire
When a lightning storm moves
through an area. A1 DS narrows the
field of vision for detection as it
shows which areas were hit and
which were not f ire managers can
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streamline their detection efforts by
scheduling observation Mights only
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The system also allows depart­
ment tire managers to pre position
equipment based on the track of the
storm, both from statewide and a
local perspective
Al.DS is considered the single
most productive fire prevention
method used bv the Oregon State
Forestry
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