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Type: Book
Publication Date: 1992
A devestating conflagration occurred in the scenic hills above the cities of Oakland and Berkeley, California, on October 20, 1991. burning embers carried by high winds from the perimeter of a small but growing duff fire ignited overgrown vegetation and led to the further ignition of tree crowns and combustible construction materials of adjacent homes, including many with wood-shingle roofs.
Citation: Teague, P. E. 1992. The Oakland/Berkeley Hills fire: October 20, 1991. National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection Initiative. Quincy, MA, NFPA [National Fire Protection Association].
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Keywords:
- catastrophic fires
- crown fires
- crowns
- droughts
- duff
- education
- eucalyptus
- fire case histories
- fire damage (property)
- fire injuries (humans)
- fire intensity
- fire management
- fire protection
- fire suppression
- firefighting personnel
- fuel loading
- grasses
- humidity
- ignition
- Pinus radiata
- public information
- rate of spread
- season of fire
- shrubs
- sloping terrain
- temperature
- topography
- urban habitats
- wildfires
- wind
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13105 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Fire File DDW • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
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