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Author
Kiil, A. D. | Quintilio, D.
Title
Occurrence and Behavior of Forest Fires Related to Fire Danger Rating in Alberta, 1957-1963.
Coporate
Forest Research Laboratory, Alberta, Canada
Report
Information Report A-X-25, July 1969, 21 p.
Keywords
forest fires | fire danger rating | fire behavior | fire statistics | fire seasons | fire spread
Abstract
This report, based on a study of individual fire and weather reports, evaluates the danger index tables as they were utilized in Alberta over a seven year period, 1957-1963. The period includes a wide variety of fire seasons. For example, in 1962 a total of 278 fires burned near 3,000 acres of forestedland, whereas in 1961, 811 fires burned more than 157,000 acres.