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Summary & Reader Response Final Draft

  The article “Drones Take Their Place on the Cutting Edge of Wildfire Fighting” (Patterson, 2021) states that “Lifesaving backpack technology as sophisticated as this isn’t available to firefighters. But it could be soon, as engineers work to take firefighting drones to new heights”. He mentions that drones have been developed to locate a fire's hot spots and set controlled flames to minimise possible wildfire fuel. He also explains that the KHawk drone is designed to fly autonomously with ground control while transmitting weather and fire data, including forecasts of where the flames will spread next. Ideally, firemen would receive an early alert if they were in danger. He states that Firefighters are using drones to employ an intentional ignition approach to burn vegetation that might generate fuel for wildfires. Commercial drone platforms outfitted with payload system IGNIS carries a basket filled with ignition spheres. These spheres are used to set up controlled burns. Drones ...

Summary & Reader Response Draft 2

  Summary:     The article “Drones Take Their Place on the Cutting Edge of Wildfire Fighting” (Patterson, 2021) states that “Lifesaving backpack technology as sophisticated as this isn’t available to firefighters. But it could be soon, as engineers work to take firefighting drones to new heights.” (Patterson, 2021).  Patterson mentions that drones have been developed to locate a fire's hot spots and set controlled flames to minimise possible wildfire fuel. Patterson also explains that the KHawk drone is designed to fly autonomously with ground control while transmitting weather and fire data, including forecasts of where the flames will spread next. Ideally, firemen would receive an early alert if they were in danger.   Patterson states that Firefighters are using drones to employ an intentional ignition approach to burn vegetation that might generate fuel for wildfires. Commercial drone platforms outfitted with payload system IGNIS carries a basket fi...

Summary Reader Essay Draft 1

  Summary: The article “Drones Take Their Place on the Cutting Edge of Wildfire Fighting” (Patterson, 2021) states that “Lifesaving backpack technology as sophisticated as this isn’t available to firefighters. But it could be soon, as engineers work to take firefighting drones to new heights.”. Ideally, firefighters should be able to fully manage and control wildfires. However, “summer wildfire seasons are getting longer and more devastating.”, and it increases severe wildfires. Drones should take place in controlling wildfire as it will save a lot of resources.   Firstly, Patterson mentions that drones have been developed to locate a fire's hot spots and collect important data from wildfire areas. Patterson also explains that the KHawk drone is designed to fly autonomously with ground control while transmitting weather and fire data, including forecasts of where the flames will spread next. Ideally, firefighters would receive an early alert if they were in danger, and they wo...

Soul of Communication

Students are encouraged to make mistakes and learn from them while given the opportunity to re-do. However, in workplaces, you’re judged quickly based on your mistakes and it’s quickly passed down through the chains of communication. Time being the most precious currency in the workplace, the standard set is to work as efficiently as possible. This also frees you up to venture into other schemes to earn more.   For projects, the leader needs to have effective communication skills while being able to control the flow of work and motivate the peers to deliver their best performance. This is done by thinking critically, logically and with clarity. This will aid in delivering instructions without any unclear points which will boost the work performance.

ASSIGNMENT #2: (DESIGN) SUMMARY & READER RESPONSE (ANALYSIS), PART 1 (2nd DRAFT)

  Summary: The article “Drones Take Their Place on the Cutting Edge of Wildfire Fighting” (Patterson, 2021) states that “Lifesaving backpack technology as sophisticated as this isn’t available to firefighters. But it could be soon, as engineers work to take firefighting drones to new heights.”. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) were first used by the US Department of Interior a decade ago to help map fires and determine their course. Patterson mentions that drones have been developed to locate a fire's hot spots and set controlled flames to minimise possible wildfire fuel. Patterson also explains that the KHawk drone is designed to fly autonomously with ground control while transmitting weather and fire data, including forecasts of where the flames will spread next. Ideally, firemen would receive an early alert if they were in danger. Patterson states that Firefighters are using drones to employ an intentional ignition approach to burn vegetation that might generate fuel for wi...