- Author
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Chandler, C. C.
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Schroeder, M. J.
- Title
- Porbability of Effective Post-Attack Fire Fighting in Wildlands.
- Report
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Research Report No. 10
March 1965
11 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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wildland fires
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fire fighting
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effectiveness
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nuclear warfare
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crops
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natural resources
- Abstract
- In the event of nuclear attack, thermal radiation from nuclear weapons may start fires over large areas of the United States. The potential of such fires to cause material damage and loss of life in cities is obvious. In rural and wildland areas they will destroy crops and other natural resources. They may disrupt communication, power transmission, and transportation networks, and produce sufficient smoke to eliminate visual nagigation or reconnaissance capability by aircraft. This paper presents an assessment of the wildland fire threat and suggests the probable effectiveness of conventional fire fighting forces in materially reducing the damage from post-attack fires in wildlands.