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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Carol J. Henson
Publication Date: 2005

From the text ... 'A research team collected data during actual wildfires, a unique study on fire behavior. ...Team members gathered data by measuring fuel conditions and fire behavior as fire passed through landscapes with different treatment histories and fuel configurations. ...Communication with key players who shared valuable information helped ensure project success.'

Citation: Henson, Carol J. 2005. Rapid-response fire behavior research and real-time monitoring. Fire Management Today 65(3):23-26.

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Topics:
Administration    Climate    Economics    Fire Behavior    Fire History    Fire Prevention    Fuels    Hazard and Risk    Intelligence    Logistics    Mapping    Models    Monitoring and Inventory    Planning    Prescribed Fire    Safety    Social Science    Weather    Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Regions:
California    Northern Rockies    Northwest
Keywords:
  • Abies lasiocarpa
  • boreal forests
  • coniferous forests
  • crown fires
  • fire case histories
  • fire equipment
  • fire hazard reduction
  • fire management
  • fire suppression
  • firefighting personnel
  • flame length
  • fuel appraisal
  • fuel inventory
  • fuel models
  • grasses
  • heat
  • histories
  • lightning caused fires
  • logging
  • Montana
  • national forests
  • national parks
  • photography
  • Pinus contorta
  • rate of spread
  • season of fire
  • US Forest Service
  • weather observations
  • wilderness areas
  • wildfires
  • Yosemite National Park
Tall Timbers Record Number: 18249 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Journals-F • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 43090

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