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Type: Conference Paper
Author(s): W. M. Huff
Coordinator(s): Robert W. Mutch
Publication Date: 1984

The use of aerial ignition technition technology in prescribed fire has been expanding rapidly within the last five years. This paper examines the planning and executioin of a helitorch ignition broadcast burn case example in north Idaho.

Citation: Huff, W. M. 1984. Prescribed fire use in north Idaho: an aerial ignition case example, in Mutch, R. W., Prescribed Fire by Aerial Ignition: Proceedings of a Workshop. Missoula, MT. Intermountain Fire Council,Missoula, MT. p. 46-55,

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Aviation    Climate    Economics    Fire Behavior    Fire Prevention    Fuels    Hazard and Risk    Logistics    Prescribed Fire    Safety    Weather
Regions:
Great Basin    Northern Rockies
Keywords:
  • aerial ignition
  • fire hazard reduction
  • fire intensity
  • fire management
  • firing techniques
  • forest management
  • fuel loading
  • fuel types
  • Idaho
  • ignition
  • national forests
  • rate of spread
  • slash
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13630 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: A 13.2:F 511/58X • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 39004

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