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Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 1966
In tests of fire-retardant chemicals as an aid in controlling Douglas-fir slash fires, one-third as many spot fires started in retardant-treated areas as in untreated areas. Rate of fire spread in lightly treated areas inside the slash blocks was one-tenth that in adjacent areas. Chemical application cost from $3 to slightly more than $4 per acre of slash burned. This cost may be offset by manpower savings due to safer, more manageable burns.© Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD. Abstract reproduced by permission.
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Citation: Dodge, M., and J. B. Davis. 1966. Fire retardant chemicals - an aid in slash disposal. Journal of Forestry, v. 64, no. 2, p. 98-101.
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Keywords:
- chemistry
- clearcutting
- coniferous forests
- fire control
- fire hazard reduction
- fire intensity
- fire retardants
- forest management
- fuel moisture
- fuel types
- humidity
- ignition
- litter
- logging
- national forests
- northern California
- old growth forests
- Oregon
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- radiation
- rate of spread
- season of fire
- site treatments
- slash
- snags
- spot fires
- Washington
Tall Timbers Record Number: 7368 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Journals-J • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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