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Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Editor(s): Zav Grabinski
Publication Date: July 29, 2020
This AFSC research brief takes a look at early Alaska fire history from the 1940s. The "Zombie" Fires of 1942 is a historical narrative of an exceptional fire event related to the Alaska Railroad, including an early description of a holdover fire burning over winter.
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Citation: Jandt, Randi; Thoman, Richard. 2020. The "Zombie" Fires of 1942. Fairbanks, AK: Alaska Fire Science Consortium. 2p.
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- accidental ignitions
- holdover fire
- overwintering fire
- railroad fire
- wildfire history
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FRAMES Record Number: 61644