Fire and Aviation Management (F&AM) Program of the San Dimas Technology and Development Center (SDTDC) provides a systematic application of scientific knowledge to create new or substantially improved equipment, systems, materials, processes, techniques, and procedures to meet the objectives and challenges presented to fire and aviation managers. To help solve current resource management problems that have national scope and significance the Technology and Development program has primary charge of the working partnerships with:
- Private Industry
- Cosultants
- Academia
- Other international, Federal and State agencies
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Do you have comments or suggestions regarding T&D products? If so, please fill our Product Feedback Form.
Submit Ideas
There are two ways to submit ideas to improve wildland fire fighting equipment and or process:
Project Proposal - For Forest Service or other federal, state, or municipal agency cooperators only. Project proposals are reviewed, evaluated and ranked every year at the Fire and Aviation Technology & Development Program Steering Committee.
Innovation Process - For public submission. The submissions are reviewed by subject mater experts as received. The Submission Guide, forms are available at the MyFireCommunity.net website (http://www.myfirecommunity.net/Neighborhood.aspx?ID=352). Proposals may be submited electronically at the same website.
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Contact
Ralph Gonzales, Program Leader
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