/tags/quic-fire QUIC-fire en-US Copyright Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:48:14 GMT /local-news/2022-04-22/fire-modeling-tool-aims-to-predict-how-prescribed-burns-behave-in-hot-dry-weather The Southwest’s fire season is lasting longer and getting worse, according to researchers. Fire officials do have a trick up their sleeve: prescribed or planned burns. The Los Alamos National Laboratory is creating a tool that uses physics and data modeling to predict how a prescribed burn might behave before it’s lit. But, in hot, dry weather it’s harder to keep them under control. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:48:14 GMT /local-news/2022-04-22/fire-modeling-tool-aims-to-predict-how-prescribed-burns-behave-in-hot-dry-weather Bryce Dix