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1) Forest fires: an introduction to wildland fire behavior, management, firefighting, and prevention
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1910, wildfires scorched millions of acres in the West, darkened skies in New England, and deposited soot on the ice of Greenland. The flames ravaged pristine wilderness along with farms, towns, and mining camps, culminating in the deaths of seventy-eight firefighters in the Big Blowup along the Montana-Idaho border. The blazes also illuminated a national debate raging about fire policy. Year of the Fires is the fascinating story...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"How destructive or beneficial are forest fires to wildlife? Should we be trying to reduce or increase the amount of fire in forests? How are forest fires controlled, and why does this sometimes fail? What effect will climate change have? These and many other questions are answered in this richly illustrated book, written in non-technical language. The journey starts in the long geological history of fire leading up to our present love-hate relationship...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"How destructive or beneficial are forest fires to wildlife? Should we be trying to reduce or increase the amount of fire in forests? How are forest fires controlled, and why does this sometimes fail? What effect will climate change have? These and many other questions are answered in this richly illustrated book, written in non-technical language. The journey starts in the long geological history of fire leading up to our present love-hate relationship...
6) Forest fires
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to forest fires, in simple text with illustrations, describing how they are started, their basic components, and how firefighters battle them. Includes timeline and glossary.
8) Forest fires
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone High-Interest Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
9) Wildfire
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c1997.
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
Briefly traces the history of wildfire before going on to discuss types, when and where they start, their behavior, ecological effects, fighting and preventing them.
10) Forest fires
Author
Series
Publisher
High Interest Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
Describes the causes and consequences of forest fires, the three different types of forest fires, and the modern techniques and technology used to put out forest fires.
11) Forest fire!
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcturus Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how, why, and where forest fires happen, and looks at the different types of forest fires and their impact on people, animals, and the environment.
Author
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Yellowstone fires of 1988 consumed nearly 800,000 acres--36 percent of the park. In the years following, spectacular wildflowers rose from the ashes and trees rapidly reclaimed the landscape. In this twenty-five-year look back at the fires, author and photographer Jeff Henry recalls not only the summer of 1988, when he witnessed and photographed nearly every aspect of the fires, but also the years since as nature healed the charred landscape."--Back...
Author
Publisher
Yarnell-Peeples Valley Chamber of Commerce
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
On June 30, 2013, Yarnell, Arizona was devastated by two tragedies. The Yarnell Hill Fire that started June 28 had grown to over 1000 acres. When the wind changed, 19 of the 20-man Granite Mountain Inter-agency Hotshot Crew from Prescott, Arizona, were trapped, overcome and killed. The fire then spread into town and destroyed 127 homes -- over one-fourth of the community. This is the story of that fire and how Yarnell is achieving a remarkable recovery....
Series
General technical report RM volume 191
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English