Fire weather and fire behavior in the 1966 loop fire

M.A. Fosberg; R.C. Rothermel; M.J. Schroeder; C.M. Countryman

doi:10.1007/BF02588629

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Fire weather and fire behavior in the 1966 loop fire

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Authors:

M.A. Fosberg, R.C. Rothermel, M.J. Schroeder, C.M. Countryman

Year:

1968

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588629

Source:

Fire Technology. 4(2): 126-141

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Abstract

Southern California regularly experiences a wind condition known as the Santa Ana winds. This paper describes the phenomenon and the effects it had on fire behavior during the 1966 Loop Fire in the Angeles National Forest, which claimed the lives of 12 fire fighters.

Citation

Countryman, C.M.; Fosberg, M.A.; Rothermel, R.C.; Schroeder, M.J. 1968. Fire weather and fire behavior in the 1966 loop fire. Fire Technology. 4(2): 126-141