fire scientist

[ fahyuhr sahy-uhn-tist ]

noun

1. a specialist in any of the disciplines of fire science.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fire scientist¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

But a new study from SMU fire scientist Christopher Roos published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution shows that climate is an undervalued part of the equation.

From Science Daily

Jennifer Balch, who’s a fire scientist, told the Denver Post, “Climate change is definitely a part of this story, in that fire seasons are longer.”

From NewsForKids.net

Mike Flannigan is a fire scientist at Thompson Rivers University.

From Los Angeles Times

For most of the 20th century, Hawaii averaged about 5,000 acres burned per year, but that’s now up to 15,000 to 20,000 acres, said University of Hawaii Manoa fire scientist Clay Trauernicht.

From Seattle Times

But there is a host of other reasons for the increasing risk in Hawaii, including the spread of highly flammable, nonnative grasses left after property owners abandoned sugar cane or pineapple farms and ranches, said Clay Trauernicht, a fire scientist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

From Los Angeles Times