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Type: Book
Author(s): C. E. Hardy; C. E. Syverson; J. H. Dieterich
Publication Date: 1955

This is a handbook about weather stations and instruments. It is designed as a general guide for fire-control personnel who observe and record weather, who locate, operate, and maintain weather stations, and who use weather information. The handbook is intended to cover general operation of fire-danger stations maintained by the various forest protection agencies as well as fire-weather stations maintained in cooperation with the U.S. Weather Bureau.

Citation: Hardy, C. E., C. E. Syverson, and J. H. Dieterich. 1955. Fire weather and fire danger station handbook. Miscellaneous Publication No. 3. Ogden, UT, USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Administration    Climate    Fire Behavior    Fire Prevention    Fuels    Hazard and Risk    Planning    Prescribed Fire    Weather
Regions:
Great Basin
Keywords:
  • cover
  • duff
  • fire control
  • fire danger rating
  • fire suppression
  • forest management
  • fuel moisture
  • fuel types
  • humidity
  • land management
  • lightning
  • precipitation
  • season of fire
  • slash
  • temperature
  • weather observations
  • wind
Tall Timbers Record Number: 7555 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: A13.65/9:INT-3 • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 33406

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