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likely is your home to burn in wildifre? New scale rates the risk
“Knowing Exposure Risks Important to Saving Structures from Wildfires
A recent study of one of California's most devastating wildland fires by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) strongly suggests that measures for reducing structural damage and property loss from wildland urban interface (WUI)* fires are most effective when they are based on accurate assessments of exposure risks both for individual structures and the community as a whole.”
“Knowing Exposure Risks Important to Saving Structures from Wildfires
A recent study of one of California's most devastating wildland fires by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) strongly suggests that measures for reducing structural damage and property loss from wildland urban interface (WUI)* fires are most effective when they are based on accurate assessments of exposure risks both for individual structures and the community as a whole.”
Missoulian:http: Pole plant Superfund cleanup moves forward, but critics vocal
Montana Pole and Treating
“The Montana Pole and Treating Plant (MPTP), located in Butte, Montana, operated as a wood treating facility from 1946 to 1984. During most of this period, a solution of about 5 percent pentachlorophenol (PCP) mixed with petroleum carrier oil similar to diesel was used to preserve poles, posts, and bridge timbers. The PCP solution was applied to wood products in butt vats and pressure cylinders (retorts). Creosote was used as a wood preservative for a brief period in 1969. Hazardous substances from the pole-treating operations were discharged into a ditch next to the plant. The substances then began to run towards Silver Bow Creek.”
Montana Pole and Treating
“The Montana Pole and Treating Plant (MPTP), located in Butte, Montana, operated as a wood treating facility from 1946 to 1984. During most of this period, a solution of about 5 percent pentachlorophenol (PCP) mixed with petroleum carrier oil similar to diesel was used to preserve poles, posts, and bridge timbers. The PCP solution was applied to wood products in butt vats and pressure cylinders (retorts). Creosote was used as a wood preservative for a brief period in 1969. Hazardous substances from the pole-treating operations were discharged into a ditch next to the plant. The substances then began to run towards Silver Bow Creek.”
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