Preliminary fuel consumption guidelines for prescribed burning in Ontario slash fuel complexes

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Document Type: Book

Author(s): D. J. McRae

Publication Year: 1980

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Abies balsamea
Canada
diameter classes
duff
fire danger rating
fire exclusion
fire intensity
fire management
firing techniques
flame length
forest management
fuel loading
fuel management
fuel types
hardwood forests
humidity
ignition
litter
logging
Ontario
Picea mariana
pine forests
Pinus banksiana
precipitation
rate of spread
season of fire
slash
soil moisture
soil temperature
statistical analysis
vegetation surveys
wind

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Description

This report provides interim fuel consumption guidelines for five common slash fuel complexes found in Ontario. Slash fuel consumption and depth of burn were found to be related to preburn fuel. loadings, and to fire weather as expressed by the Buildup Index (BUI), a component code of the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (CFFWI). The use of these guidelines for prescribed burn planning is discussed.

Citation:

McRae, D. J. 1980. Preliminary fuel consumption guidelines for prescribed burning in Ontario slash fuel complexes. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canadian Forestry Service, Department of the Environment, Great Lakes Forest Research Centre.