Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; forest structure and fire hazard fact sheet 02: fire hazard

Rocky Mountain Research Station USDA Forest Service

doi:10.2737/RMRS-RN-22-V2

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Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; forest structure and fire hazard fact sheet 02: fire hazard

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Authors:

Rocky Mountain Research Station USDA Forest Service

Year:

2004

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-RN-22-V2

Source:

Res. Note RMRS-RN-22-2. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Fire hazard reflects the potential fire behavior and magnitude of effects as a function of fuel conditions. This fact sheet discusses crown fuels, surface fuels, and ground fuels and their contribution and involvement in wildland fire.Other publications in this series

Keywords

fuels planning, fuels management, fire, fire hazard, fuel conditions

Citation

USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2004. Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; forest structure and fire hazard fact sheet 02: fire hazard. Res. Note RMRS-RN-22-2. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.