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title: Taming Wildfires
date: 2018-08-27T10:00:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/taming-wildfires-d587caf1-7380-40c6-aa11-0d4ab7686985"
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# Taming Wildfires

*August 27, 2018* — by [A. James Clark School of Engineering Staff](/author/a-james-clark-school-of-engineering-staff)


> UMD Engineers Study Ways to Prevent Devastating Phenomena

[Taming Wildfires](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQOyxDJyw4I)



The 2018 wildfire season is a crisis of staggering proportions—and it is far from over. But engineers at the University of Maryland are exploring ways to help turn the tide.


**Topics:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/tags/research)


**Tags:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [A. James Clark School of Engineering](https://today.umd.edu/topic/james-clark-school-engineering)