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

“It’s pretty bleak,” said Mike Flannigan, a fire scientist at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia.

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“It’s a community ignition and community structure problem,” said longtime fire scientist Jack Cohen.

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Yana Valachovic, a fire scientist at the University of California, said some of the spared houses were tucked away from prevailing wind currents so that embers didn’t hit them.

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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.

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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.”

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