Inside the Lab That Starts Fires For Science | WIRED

At the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab, scientists research the elements that make up forest fires. In this episode of WIRED Field Trip, we take a tour of this facility and learn how these teams develop a greater understanding of wildfires.

Director: Alice Roth
Editor: Lous Lalire
Researchers: Steve Baker, Mark A Finney, Serra J. Hoagland, Sharon Hood, Jim Reardon
Coordinating Producer: Kevyn Fairchild
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Amy Haskour
Field Producer: Katherine Wzorek
Production Manager: Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Fact Checker: Kelsey Lannin
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch
Special Thanks : Thomas Dzomba
Archival and Additional Footage Credits
Messengers: The Owls of Mescalero Directed by Janey Fugate
US Department of Agriculture

00:00 - Part 1: Fire Behavior
04:22 - Part 2: Tree Physiology
06:35 - Part 3: Soil
07:52 - Part 4: Smoke
10:46 - Part 5: Fire Suppression & Wildlife

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