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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): N. E. Graham
Publication Date: 1977

'...Santa Barbara has experienced many fires since its founding, and this one stands out particularly as a case when the proper meteorological conditions, the dessicated brush, and a small accidental blaze contributed to the development of a firestorm that for a time threatened to destroy a large part of the city proper...'

Citation: Graham, N. E. 1977. Weather surrounding the Santa Barbara fire: 26 July 1977. Weatherwise, v. 30, no. 40, p. 158-159.

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  • brush
  • catastrophic fires
  • fire control
  • fire management
  • fire suppression
  • temperature
  • urban habitats
  • weather observations
  • wildfires
  • wind
Tall Timbers Record Number: 9430Location Status: In-fileCall Number: Fire File DDWAbstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 35136

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