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Publication Date: 1965
Five meshes (1/8 to 1 inch) of 16-gauge steel wire fences, 3 feet high, were tested as possible ground fire barriers in 4 fuel types. The 1/8-inch mesh stopped only 1 test fire but retarded others; 1/4-inch mesh retarded some. The results suggest that further trials may be worthwhile.
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Citation: Murphy, James L.; Schimke, Harry E. 1965. Do wire fences stop ground fires? Research Note PSW-RN-070. Berkeley, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 4 p.
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Keywords:
- annual plant
- Arctostaphylos viscida
- backfire
- Chamaebatia foliolosa
- field experimental fires
- fire danger rating
- fire spread
- fire suppression
- firebreak
- firing techniques
- forest management
- fuel types
- gas flow
- gases
- grasses
- ground fires
- heat
- ignition
- national forests
- needles
- pine
- radiant heat
- rate of spread
- wilderness areas
- wilderness fire management
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