Engineering for urban conflagrations
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Interview with Oregon State University research engineer Erica Fischer. As wildfires increasingly affect communities and civil infrastructure, structural engineers apply their expertise in interdependent lifeline systems and structures. Fischer says engineers are primed to investigate “urban conflagrations” in all phases, including community adaptation and mitigation. She cites research findings from the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, CA, which led to valuable new understandings about water pipeline contamination.
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As wildfires increasingly affect communities and civil infrastructure, structural engineers like Oregon State University engineer Erica Fischer apply their expertise to protecting lifeline systems and structures.
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