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Fire’s Afoot

Fire’s Afoot. CCM Question #3 Emily Parker. Table of Contents. Problem (a) (b) (c) Conclusion. Problem / (a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion. Problem.

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Fire’s Afoot

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  1. Fire’s Afoot CCM Question #3Emily Parker

  2. Table of Contents • Problem • (a) • (b) • (c) • Conclusion

  3. Problem / (a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Problem A homeowner is experiencing a new bout of asthma, which he blames on a neighborhood fire that occurred on Armour Drive down the hill from his house on Glen Oaks Way in east Oakland. He states that the fire occurred during a period of dense fog in the late afternoon of June 13, 2012, and therefore did not notice the smoke. Also, because of the inversion capping layer, the smoke did not disperse into the atmosphere and instead stayed close to the surface.

  4. Problem / (a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Fig. 1 Source: http://maps.google.com/

  5. Problem / (a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Fig. 2

  6. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion (a) A consulting firm has hired you to: (a) Determine if there was an inversion layer present during this period.

  7. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Fig. 3 Source: http://meteo.psu.edu/

  8. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Fig. 4

  9. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Fig. 5 Source: http://weather.uwyo.edu/

  10. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion (b) (b) Determine whether fog was present during this period.

  11. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Fig. 5 Source: http://weather.uwyo.edu/

  12. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion (c) (c) Determine the winds at the client’s house on this day.

  13. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Fig. 5 Source: http://weather.uwyo.edu/

  14. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Fig. 6

  15. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Fig. 7 North (360) West (270) East (90) South (180)

  16. Problem /(a) / (b) / (c) / conclusion Conclusion • Both houses are situated on the tops of mountains, where the wind reaching the buildings would not be obstructed by other peaks. • The fire was located to the southeast of the client’s house. • A wind of this strength and in this direction proves that the smoke from the fire would not have been blown towards the client’s house, despite the inversion layer capping the smoke. • It was previously determined that there was no fog present, so the homeowner would have been able to see and avoid the smoke. • It is concluded, then, that the homeowner’s bout of asthma did not come from this fire, and his case has no merit.

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