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Fire as a physical factor in wildland management

Informally Refereed

Abstract

We use fire to accomplish many goals. Most of our use is based on long years of experience-experience that enables us to predict the results we should obtain from the "feel" of the situation. Research is being conducted, to assist less experienced land managers to understand fire more completely and to provide means for them to predict its effects in given situations. We must better learn to understand and predict all the effects of fire if we are to use fire effectively, or, for that matter, to use fire at all. Recent pressures by various organizations and individuals are directed at air pollution caused by fire. Unless we can effectively demonstrate the reasons we need to use fire as well as its effects on the atmosphere we will find more laws enacted against use of fire.

Citation

Martin, Robert E.; Cushwa, Charles T.; Miller, Robert L. 1969. Fire as a physical factor in wildland management. In: Proceedings Annual [9th] Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference. Tallahassee, FL. Tall Timbers Research, Inc., Tallahassee, FL. 271-288.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/42405