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Wildland Firefighters National Monument

Wildland Firefighters National Monument is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Wildland Firefighters National Monument rather than just read about it. In short: The Wildland Firefighters National Monument is an American monument and memorial dedicated to wildland and wildfire firefighters. Located on an acre of land on the grounds of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, it was dedicated on May 25, 2000.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Wildland Firefighters National Monument is an American monument and memorial dedicated to wildland and wildfire firefighters. Located on an acre of land on the grounds of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, it was dedicated on May 25, 2000.

History In early July 1994, fourteen firefighters were killed fighting the South Canyon Fire on Storm King Mountain, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The Wildland Firefighter Foundation, an organization which assists fallen firefighters and their families, began to seek a way to honor the fourteen firefighters and others who had died in the line of duty, leading to the idea for the present monument.

Memorial The site of the monument and its surrounding park was originally a parking lot. Three eight-foot (2.4 m) tall, bronze statues of firefighters, which were designed and created by American sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, are the centerpiece of the monument. A waterfall feature was designed by Bill Mitchell and Hugh Carson, both Fire Center employees. Mr. Carson, a former stone mason, spent two summers building the water feature, with daily assistance from the Boise Smokejumpers, who mixed cement and placed rocks in place that they had gathered from a local quarry. Ted Rex used a large front-end loader to gather several larger rocks, one weighing four tons which required the largest crane in Boise to place. The monument and sculptures are surrounded by one acre (0.40 ha) of land. A walkway, with commemorative granite stones inscribed with the names of donors and other supporters, brings visitors through the park leads to the memorial. The surrounding area has been landscaped using native trees, wildflowers, shrubs and grass which are native to Idaho. A replica of one of Lawrence Nowlan's firefighter sculptures was installed in Prescott, Arizona, in August 2013, to commemorate the lives of nineteen firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire of June 2013.

See also List of firefighting monuments and memorials

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wildland Firefighters National Monument

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wildland Firefighters National Monument claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Wildland Firefighters National Monument before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Wildland Firefighters National Monument ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Wildland Firefighters National Monument

In research: Wildland Firefighters National Monument appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Wildland Firefighters National Monument in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Wildland Firefighters National Monument is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2000 establishments in Idaho, Bronze sculptures in the United States, Buildings and structures completed in 2000, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wildland Firefighters National Monument outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Wildland Firefighters National Monument in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Wildland Firefighters National Monument in simple terms?

Why does Wildland Firefighters National Monument matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Wildland Firefighters National Monument?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Wildland Firefighters National Monument.