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From the text ... ' It is almost impossible for forestry to do anything in defense against smoke devastation. Even when conditions of terrain permit, the cultivation of timber with higher smoke resistance is outweighed by the important factor of mininum mass effect. Incidentally…
Person:
Year: 1938
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, coniferous forests, Fagus, forest management, hardwood forests, leaves, pine, Pinus, plant growth, pollution, Quercus, scrub, S - sulfur, trees, urban habitats, wood

From the text ... 'Early and reliable detection of forest fires is the keystone of efficient fire control. It means the discovery of fires while they are small and results in lower suppression costs and damages. Private, State, and Federal fire-protection agencies throughout the…
Person:
Year: 1948
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Prevention, Logistics, Planning
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire control, fire equipment, fire management, fire protection, light, roads, smoke behavior, wildfires