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Type: Report
Author(s): Dennis Quintilio; George R. Fahnestock; Dennis E. Dube
Publication Date: 1977

Fire behavior was studied in upland jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) stands in northeastern Alberta during the summer of 1974. Fire researchers from across Canada teamed up to establish experimental plots, sample vegetation and fuels, and monitor prescribed burns throughout a range of weather conditions. Extensive rains preceded the burning period, followed by the gradual development of a warm, stable air mass. This allowed a series of seven burns progressing from low hazard to extreme hazard as defined by the Canadian Fire Weather Index Tables. A relationship of fire spread in jack pine was established and is expressed in the form RS=a(ISI)^b.

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Citation: Quintilio, Dennis; Fahnestock, George R.; Dube, Dennis E. 1977. Fire behavior in upland jack pine: the Darwin Lake Project. Information Report NOR-X-174. Edmonton, AB: Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre. 49 p.

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  • Alberta
  • Canada
  • crown fuels
  • Darwin Lake Project
  • FWI - Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index System
  • jack pine
  • Pinus banksiana
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FRAMES Record Number: 9582