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Type: Report
Author(s): Linda R. Donoghue
Publication Date: 1982

Discusses problems associated with fire-cause data on USDA Forest Service wildfire reports, traces the historical development of wildfire-cause categories, and presents the pros and cons of retaining current wildfire-cause reporting systems or adopting new systems.

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Citation: Donoghue, Linda R. 1982. Classifying wildfire causes in the USDA Forest Service: problems and alternatives. Research Note NC-RN-280. St. Paul, MN: USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 5 P.

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Topics:
Fire Occurrence    Fire Prevention    Models
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • brush fires
  • computer program
  • human caused fires
  • incendiary fires
  • lightning caused fires
  • recreation related fires
  • statistical analysis
  • wildfire causes
  • wildfire reporting
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 105 • Location Status: In-file • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 12661

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