Forest Fires
Forest Fires

Author: Edward A. Johnson

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2001-03-01

Total Pages: 617

ISBN-13: 0080506747

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Even before the myth of Prometheus, fire played a crucial ecological role around the world. Numerous plant communities depend on fire to generate species diversity in both time and space. Without fire such ecosystems would become sterile monocultures. Recent efforts to prohibit fire in fire dependent communities have contributed to more intense and more damaging fires. For these reasons, foresters, ecologists, land managers, geographers, and environmental scientists are interested in the behavior and ecological effects of fires. This book will be the first to focus on the chemistry and physics of fire as it relates to the ways in which fire behaves and the impacts it has on ecosystem function. Leading international contributors have been recruited by the editors to prepare a didactic text/reference that will appeal to both advanced students and practicing professionals.

Fire in the Forest
Fire in the Forest

Author: Robert W. Cermak

Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13:

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"United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region"

Northeast Forest Fire Supervisors
Northeast Forest Fire Supervisors

Author: Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017-06-19

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439661162

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Controlling wildfires has been a significant mission for the state and federal governments since the early 1900s. During this time, the agencies responsible for wildland fire management have worked jointly in many ways to minimize losses from fires and to constantly improve firefighting and fire management techniques. In 1967, a new organization was established among the 20 states within the northeastern area of the United States to unite the forest fire control supervisors from each of those states. Since then, the Northeast Forest Fire Supervisors have been charged with the responsibility to stimulate and promote the development and use of specialized forest fire equipment, including better techniques in fire prevention, presuppression, suppression, and improved training and safety methods.