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DESCRIPTION:Radio Communications in Wildland Fire Operations\n\nEvery firef
 ighter deployed to a wildland fire learns the critical importance of Looko
 uts\, Communications\, Escape Routes\, and Safety Zones\, or LCES\, as fir
 efighters call it. LCES are the four pillars of safe wildland fire operati
 ons. Effective radio communications is not just a tool—it is the glue th
 at integrates these four pillars\, and the foundational lifeline that sepa
 rates successful containment from tragedy. Unlike structural firefighting\
 , wildland operations often occur in remote\, rugged terrain where cell se
 rvice is non-existent\, and crews are spread across miles of demanding lan
 dscape.\n\nThe challenging aspects of this environment—intense smoke\, r
 oaring fires\, extreme heat\, and severe topographical interference—plac
 e unique demands on communication technology. Firefighters require robust 
 radio systems\, interoperable with multiple agencies\, and increasingly au
 gmented by mobile mapping apps.\n\nThis presentation will explore the radi
 o systems used to support firefighters and the LCES process in wildland fi
 refighting\,\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE-USA MOVE Program\n\nSpeaker(s): Walt
  Burns\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556478
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556478
ORGANIZER:l.arellano@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:MOVE USA May 2026 Tech Talk - Wildland Fire Radio Communications
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556478
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p data-start=&quot;0&quot; data-end=&quot;102&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=
 &quot;font-size: 18pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Radio Communications in Wildland Fire Operatio
 ns&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;Every firefight
 er deployed to a wildland fire learns the critical importance of Lookouts\
 , Communications\, Escape Routes\, and Safety Zones\, or LCES\, as firefig
 hters call it. &amp;nbsp\;LCES are the four pillars of safe wildland fire oper
 ations. Effective radio communications is not just a tool&amp;mdash\;it is the
  glue that integrates these four pillars\, and the foundational lifeline t
 hat separates successful containment from tragedy. Unlike structural firef
 ighting\, wildland operations often occur in remote\, rugged terrain where
  cell service is non-existent\, and crews are spread across miles of deman
 ding landscape.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;The challen
 ging aspects of this environment&amp;mdash\;intense smoke\, roaring fires\, ex
 treme heat\, and severe topographical interference&amp;mdash\;place unique dem
 ands on communication technology. &amp;nbsp\;Firefighters require robust radio
  systems\, interoperable with multiple agencies\, and increasingly augment
 ed by mobile mapping apps.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;
 This presentation will explore the radio systems used to support firefight
 ers and the LCES process in wildland firefighting\,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-st
 art=&quot;104&quot; data-end=&quot;942&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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