Southwest Oregon Biscuit Fire: an analysis of forest resources and fire severity

David L. Azuma; Joseph Donnegan; Donald Gedney

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-560

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Southwest Oregon Biscuit Fire: an analysis of forest resources and fire severity

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David L. Azuma, Joseph Donnegan, Donald Gedney

Year:

2004

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-560

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-560. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 32 p

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Abstract

The Biscuit Fire in southwestern Oregon was one of the largest and most costly in recent history, burning over 499,000 acres and costing over 150 million dollars in suppression efforts. This study uses prefire resource information in conjunction with postfire burn severity to generate statistically reliable prefire resource estimates for the land within the Biscuit Fire perimeter. Resource parameters such timber volume, down woody material, area by forest type, and understory cover compared between burn severity classes.

Keywords

Forest inventory, fire severity, forest resources, Biscuit Fire

Citation

Azuma, David L.; Donnegan, Joseph; Gedney, Donald. 2004. Southwest Oregon Biscuit Fire: an analysis of forest resources and fire severity. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-560. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 32 p