Fuel continuity

Stacy Drury

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_239-1

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Fuel continuity

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Authors:

Stacy Drury

Year:

2019

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_239-1

Source:

Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires

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Abstract

Fuel continuity is the degree or extent of continuous or uninterrupted distribution of fuel particles in a fuel bed thus affecting a fire’s ability to sustain combustion and spread. This applies to ladder fuels as well as surface fuels (NWCG 2018).

Keywords

Fuel connectivity, Fuel distribution, Fuel mosaic, Homogenous fuels

Citation

Drury, Stacy A. 2019. Fuel continuity. In: Manzello S., ed. Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_239-1