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Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 1962
From the text... 'This report will discuss briefly the general prefire conditions of this 1961 conflagration, the specific details of the lire itself, and the handling of it. Important features of the fire and the characteristics of past conflagrations will be discussed. Recommendations will be made on methods to prevent such fires.'
Citation: Wilson, R. 1962. The Los Angeles Conflagration of 1961: the devil wind and wood shingles. Quarterly of the National Fire Protection Association, v. 55, p. 242-287.
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Keywords:
- brush
- brush fires
- catastrophic fires
- chaparral
- fire damage (property)
- fire danger rating
- fire management
- firefighting personnel
- ground cover
- humidity
- ignition
- mountains
- temperature
- topography
- urban habitats
- US Forest Service
- watersheds
- wildfires
- wind
- wood
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13278 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Fire File DDW • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 38668
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