Atmospheric conditions related to blowup fires

Abstract

Occasionally a forest fire burns with an intensity that seems far out of proportion to apparent burning conditions. Sometimes it multiplies its rate of energy output many times in a short space of time. Although infrequent, these unusual fires have over a long period of time been responsible for the major loss of life in forest fires and a large part of the losses in property and forest values, Each blowup fire raises the question: What can we do to recognize conditions causing extreme fire behavior and how can we predict them in advance?

Citation

Byram, George M. 1954. Atmospheric conditions related to blowup fires. Station Paper SE-SP-35. Asheville, NC: USDA-Forest Service. Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 36 p.