Camosun Students Upgrade Wildfire Protection with FireBozz

0:00Engineering students at Kamosong College in the NIMO are partnering with FireBoss to upgrade a wildfire protection system. These ground-based water cannons act like massive sprinklers, soaking areas to shield buildings from flames. They prove an effective and real crises, protecting spots in Yellowknife during its 2023 evacuation, and a key section of Jasra Last. Year, FireBoss systems scale up easily with enough water and pumps, starting small like a footstool and expanding as needed. Provinces and Fire Department's nationwide rely on them. Now, through Kamosong's innovates program, students apply college research to make a backcountry-ready version. Few similar tools exist globally, according to program leaders. The tech has drawn praise for holding back fire advances, giving crews breathing room in tough spots. Communities hit hard by blazes, see it as a game changer for defense. They just landed a $40,000 grant from Canada's National Research Council to fund design and testing.

1:01Focus is on wind resistance through larger water droplets, rapid ground drenching, humidity spikes, and flexibility with sources like lakes or local. Pipes. This teamwork could equip remote areas with portable fire shields, and with a prototype targeted by summer's end, better tools are on the horizon for. Battling wildfires hit on. Local news, powered by AI. This has been Kuver News Today.