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SLAC Creates Mini-Antarctica to Calibrate NASA Antenna
Safety Today: Fire Season at SLAC
Demolition Projects to Begin Wednesday
Tuesday - June 20, 2006 |
SLAC Creates Mini-Antarctica
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Fire Season at SLACWith the summer heat upon us, fire crews are training for the wildfire season. In the coming weeks, the three crews of Palo Alto Fire Station 7located on the SLAC sitewill fight simulated grassfires, practice fire engine maneuvers, and survey the area for changes in accessibility. Grassfires are unpredictable. As a blaze sucks in oxygen and blares heat, it pulls air currents in new directions, effectively creating its own weather. Between the topography, humidity, and weather, the crews have a lot to handle. In one firefighting simulation, Captain Doug Conn pulls the engine's fire hose for Firefighter Stew Hill, as he heads out with an additional 200 feet of hose strapped to his back. Conn follows with his own hosepack. Operator Catherine Capriles controls discharge of the tank's 500 gallons and watches the terrain so no one gets trapped by the flames. Read more... |
Demolition Projects
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What's Cookin' at the Linear Cafe (see weekly menu)
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