Fire in the Forest: A History of Forest Fire Contr

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Fire in the Forest: A History of Forest Fire Control on the National Forests in California, 1898-1956

Contents: Calif. Climate, Vegetation & Forest Fire

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By Robert W. Cermak (au)
Year: 2005
Pages: 442
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1422300757

Description

Contents: Calif. Climate, Vegetation & Forest Fires; Amer. Settlement & Forest Fire: 1848-1898; The Forest Reserves in Calif.: 1891-1905; The Forest Service Assumes Control of the Reserves: 1905-1910; Experimenting with Policy & Procedure; Controversy & Confusion; World War I & Postwar Changes; Building a Fire Control Tradition: 1920-1924; Responding to a Decade of Fire: 1925-1929; Fire Control Comes of Age: 1930-1935; New Plans & New Techniques: 1936-1941; The Challenge of World War II: 1942-1945; Transition to Peace: 1946-1949; Rebuilding a Fire Control Org.: 1950-1953; A New Age of Fire Control Begins: 1954-1955; Epilogue; Footnotes; & Bibliography. Tables, maps & charts.

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