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Type: Book
Author(s): L. G. Hornby; H. T. Grisborne
Publication Date: 1935

Detailed analysis of the forest fire experience for a period of years is vital to an accurate appraisal of forest protection needs in any region. Such an analysis must include: 1. A survey of the property values to be protected, and the isolation of the most important features of the problem. 2. A study of the causes of fires and the possiblity of prevention. 3. A review of the records of previous fire control practices or standards. In all cases the facts must be viewed in accordance with the general agreement that 'damage from the fires to the forest types and the objectives of fire control must be based mainly upon caonsideration of these variations in damage.' The present analysis of the fire reports for the 13 westernforests in the Region One covering the years 1921 to 1930 has been made for these purposes.

Citation: Hornby, L. G., and H. T. Grisborne. 1935. Forest fire control objectives and practices in the northern Rocky Mountain region. Based on the forest fire reports for the National Forests, 1921-1930 Inclusive. USDA Forest Service, Northern Rocky Mountain Forest & Range Experiment Station.

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Administration    Climate    Economics    Fire History    Fire Prevention    Fuels    Logistics    Planning    Safety    Weather
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • Abies lasiocarpa
  • biomass
  • brush
  • coniferous forests
  • Cupressaceae
  • duff
  • fire control
  • fire equipment
  • fire size
  • fire suppression
  • firefighting personnel
  • forest management
  • forest types
  • fuel types
  • histories
  • human caused fires
  • Idaho
  • ignition
  • incendiary fires
  • Larix occidentalis
  • lightning caused fires
  • live fuels
  • logging
  • Montana
  • national forests
  • Picea
  • pine forests
  • Pinus contorta
  • Pinus monticola
  • Pinus ponderosa
  • plant growth
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii
  • recreation
  • season of fire
  • Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Areas
  • snags
  • Tsuga
  • wilderness fire management
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13680Location Status: In-fileCall Number: Fire File DDWAbstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
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FRAMES Record Number: 39053

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