Forest Fires: An Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior, Management, Firefighting, and Prevention (Wiley Nature Editions) - Softcover

Fuller, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471521892 ISBN 13: 9780471521891

Publisher: Wiley, 1991

Synopsis

Examines the many complex and sensitive issues relating to wildland fires. Beginning with an overview of the fires of the 1980s, it discusses the implications of continued drought and considers the behavior of wildland fires from ignition and spread to spotting and firestorms. Topics include the effects of weather, forest fuels, fire ecology and the effects of fire on plants and animals. Examines firefighting methods and equipment, including new minimum impact techniques and compressed air foam, prescribed burning, and steps that can be taken to protect individuals and human structures. A history of forest fire policies in the U.S. and a discussion of solutions to fire problems around the world completes the coverage. With one percent of the earth's surface burning every year in the last decade, it is a penetrating book on a subject of undeniable importance.

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Reviews

Wildfire or wildland fire, sometimes called grassland or forest fire, takes place in uninhabited or uncultivated areas. Fighting wildfires requires different knowledge, training, equipment, and policies than fighting urban or suburban fires, and it is largely the province of the U.S. Forest Service. Fuller, a writer of trail and natural history books, covers all of the standard topics found in a wildfire text: combustion, fuel types, wind and weather, topography, fire behavior, firefighting, safety, prevention, fire policies (including the pros and cons of prescribed burning), environmental effects, and famous fires. While patrons interested in the outdoors or concerned with the recent devastating Yellowstone fires might enjoy this book, much of it is too detailed for general readers. For subject collections.
- Janice Dunham, John Jay Coll. Lib., New York
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471521892
• ISBN 13: 9780471521891
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 238