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Report of the National Commission on wildfire disasters: presented recently to Secretaries Babbitt and Espy, its message is clear: without aggressive, proactive wildland management programs begun now, the worst is yet to come
Created through the Wildfire Disaster Recovery Act of 1989 (PL 101-286), in response to the destructive western fire season of 1987 and the Yellowstone fires of 1988, the Commission was asked to consider the environmental and economic effects of…
Year: 1994
Type: Document

The lower Mackenzie River Valley Fires of June 29, 1986
Lanoville, Mallinson
Fire seasons in the lower Mackenzie River Valley, located in the northwestern portion of the Nortwest Territories, are typically of short duration with intermittent periods of intense drying of the forest fuels under continuous or near-continuous…
Year: 1994
Type: Document

Development of an initial attack preparedness system for Manitoba
Hirsch
The 1989 fire season was the most severe in 71-years of recorded fire history in Manitoba. A total of 1147 fires burned 3.28 million ha and cost over $63 million (CDN) to suppress. The events of 1989 resulted in the development and implementation of…
Year: 1994
Type: Document

Incorporating seasonal severity into annual fire program planning
Chase
The computer simulation process used by the National Forests and other wildland protection agencies for strategic fire planning evaluates alternatives based on the range of probable fire behavior conditions that may be expected on the unit over a…
Year: 1994
Type: Document