- Author
- Rothermel, R. C.
- Title
- How to Predict the Spread and Intensity of Forest and Range.
- Coporate
- Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Ogden, UT
- Report
- FSGTR/INT-143, June 1983, 16 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- forest fires | wildland fires | fire spread | fire growth | fire behavior | flame length | fuels | weather effects
- Identifiers
- fire intensity
- Abstract
- This manual documents procedures for estimating the rate of forward spread, intensity, flame length, and size of fire burning in forests and range lands. Contains instructions for obtaining fuel and weather data, calculating fire bheavior, and interpreting the results for application to actual fire problems.