Appraising fuels and flammability in western aspen: a prescribed fire guide

James Brown; Dennis G. Simmerman

doi:10.2737/INT-GTR-205

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Appraising fuels and flammability in western aspen: a prescribed fire guide

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Authors:

James Brown, Dennis G. Simmerman

Year:

1986

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-GTR-205

Source:

General Technical Report INT-205. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 48 p.

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Abstract

Describes a method for appraising fuels and fire behavior potential in aspen forests to guide the use of prescribed fire and the preparation of fire prescriptions. Includes an illustrated classification of aspen fuels; appraisals of fireline intensity, rate of spread, adjective ratings for fire behavior and probability of burn success; and evaluations of seasonal change in live fuel moisture contents.

Keywords

fuel moisture, fire behavior, fuel model, fire effects, community type

Citation

Brown, James K.; Simmerman, Dennis G. 1986. Appraising fuels and flammability in western aspen: a prescribed fire guide. General Technical Report INT-205. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 48 p.