- Author
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Truax, T. R.
- Title
- Use of Chemicals in Forest Fire Control. Information Reviewed and Reaffirmed.
- Coporate
- Forest Products Lab., Madison, WI
- Report
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No. 1199
March 1956
22 p.
- Keywords
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forest fires
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fire suppression
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chemical fire fighting
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chemical foams
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field tests
- Abstract
- Research studies were undertaken in 1936 by the United States Forest Service, with the objective of learning whether chemicals could be used to advantage in forest fire control and suppression. Studies of limited extent had been made at various times in the past, but no continuous and comprehensive investigation had ever before een attempted in this country. The use of chemicals as extinguishers for other classs of fires and under other conditions has stimulated the interest of both the public and those responsible for the protection of forest areas from fire in the possibilities of their use in forest fire suppression.