When firefighters with the Whitney Fire Department needed assistance last week controlling a series of fires that threatened more than 80 homes, they turned to two Baylor experts who helped them predict with accuracy when and where the fires were likely to spread.
 
Using computer models predicting the fire’s path and up-to-the-minute weather measurements, Dr. Joseph White, professor of biology, and Dr. Bruce Byars, staff member with the Baylor Center for Applied Geographic and Spatial Research, provided information that helped coordinate efforts to contain the fire.