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Navigation Equipment

Authored By: R. Reitz

Wildfires are often in areas with very few roads or trails. Navigation equipment is necessary to guide firefighters as they travel through wildlands and to enable firefighting staff to deliver resources to the locations where they are needed.  The following items are common navigation tools:


Subsections found in Navigation Equipment
  • Compass : A tool used to orient a map and aid navigation to a specific location.
  • Flagging : Tool used to identify route, hazard, or something needing special attention.
  • Altimeter / Barometer : Altimeter/Barometer displayes elevation for navigation purposes.
  • Global Positioning System (GPS) Receivers : Global positioning system (GPS) receivers are used for navigation around wildland fires.
  • Signal Mirror : An aid to reduce travel time in the delivery and retrival of resources.
  • Stereoscope : Instrument used with aerial photograph pairs to view landscape in three dimensions.

Encyclopedia ID: p312



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