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Friday, November 20, 2009

Play an Active Role in Mapping Evolution

The very first map probably was scratched out with a stick in the dust. Primitive hunters chasing large mammals or warriors on a warpath probably made these primitive scribblings to describe where they were and where the enemy or the game was. Over the years, map production has become more sophisticated. Yet, fire officers often have very limited maps to help them do a better job. Sometimes, the amount of information on the printed map is not much better than the lines etched on the ground. The maps often are very difficult to see under some emergency conditions ...

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