ksircombe, I had the good fortune today to visit the National #Bushfire Behaviour Research Laboratory at #CSIRO Black Mountain, #Canberra.
Watched an experiment in the Pyrotron - only one of two combustion wind tunnels in the world for conducting controlled experiments on bushfire conditions like fuel load, humidity and wind speed. This data goes into bushfire models to plan emergency management responses.
This particular experiment was testing how much water is required to extinguish the fire front. The total amount of water is surprisingly low (like 100 ml), but it needs to well aimed and timed...
More info at https://www.csiro.au/en/work-with-us/use-our-labs-facilities/Bushfire-laboratory