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Type: Book
Author(s): J. D. Walker; Brian J. Stocks
Publication Date: 1972

Two wildfires in Ontario in 1971 are analyzed with respect to fire weather, fuel conditions and fire behavior, including rate of spread, fuel consumption and fire intensity. No attempt is made to assess suppression techniques or to discuss fire control costs.

Citation: Walker, J. D., and B. J. Stocks. 1972. Analysis of two 1971 wildfires in Ontario: Thackeray and Whistle Lake. Information Report 0-X-166. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Great Lakes Forest Research Centre, Canadian Forestry Service, Department of the Environment.

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Economics    Fire Behavior    Fire Ecology    Fire Effects    Fire History    Fire Prevention    Fuels    Hazard and Risk    Intelligence    Logistics    Mapping    Safety    Weather
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    International    National
Keywords:
  • Abies balsamea
  • Betula papyrifera
  • Canada
  • coniferous forests
  • droughts
  • duff
  • erosion
  • fine fuels
  • fire case histories
  • fire control
  • fire danger rating
  • fire injuries (plants)
  • fire intensity
  • fire management
  • fire suppression
  • firefighting personnel
  • fuel loading
  • fuel management
  • fuel types
  • hardwood forests
  • litter
  • mosses
  • Ontario
  • Picea mariana
  • Pinus banksiana
  • Populus tremuloides
  • rate of spread
  • season of fire
  • statistical analysis
  • weather observations
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13110Location Status: In-fileCall Number: Fire File DDWAbstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 38504

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