Extracts from Reports on Larger Fires of 1939 in Western Regions. February 1940: Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture ...1940 - Forest fires - 33 pages |
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acres when reached acting forest supervisor arrival backfiring beekeeper biggest run blind area burned area Butte reported Canyon CCC crew chains of line control line corral Cost of suppression dispatcher district ranger division boss Eagle Creek fire equipment failure fire boss fire camp fire control fire fighters fire line fire started fire suppression fire was reached Forest officers Forest Service Fuel moisture grass guards guessed origin heavy held line high wind hour incendiary fire initial action initial attack Killifer known origin large fire larger fires lessons learned lightning fire line construction logging main fire manpower miles of line miles per hour minutes after discovery minutes after known Modoc mop-up Mountain fire Nezperce occurred organization Output of held overhead patrol plans possible presuppression prevention Region rental shop rims road scouting sector slash slope smoker fire snag spot fires square feet steep tank trucks tankers tion