Weir, John Robert, 1964-

Conducting prescribed fires a comprehensive manual / [electronic resource] : John R. Weir. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2009. - 194 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-188) and index.

Why conduct prescribed fires? -- Law and liability -- Prescribed fire policy -- Public relations -- Fire weather -- Fire behavior and fuel characteristics -- Fire prescriptions -- Fire plans -- Personal safety -- Firebreaks -- Fire equipment -- Ignition devices -- Ignition techniques -- Smoke management -- Postburn mop-up -- Prescribed fire associations.


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2013.
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9781603441346 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1603441344 (pbk. : alk. paper)




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