A witness to the Montana Mann Gulch fire of 1949 explores the mysteries of the tragedy, with eyewitness accounts, new evidence, and research from fire scientists

An account of the deadly Thirtymile fire in the North Cascade range near the Canadian border of Washington State describes how a catastrophic series of errors led to the deaths of four young members of the fire crew.

Describes the devastating events of September 1894, when two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, and surrounding communities, trapping more than two thousand people and ultimately costing more than four hundred lives.

Product Description: The continuing encroachment of human settlements into fire-prone areas and extreme fire seasons in recent years make it urgent that we better understand both the physical and human dimensions of managing the risk from wildfire. Wildfire Risk follows from our awareness that increasing public knowledge about wildfire hazard does not necessarily lead to appropriate risk reduction behavior...read more

Describes how, why, and where forest fires happen, and looks at the different types of forest fires and their impact on people, animals, and the environment.

Product Description: Written and edited by a team of specialists at Max Fordham LLP, one of the UK’s leading environmental and building services engineering consultancies, Environmental Design is the result of their extensive experience in designing environmentally-friendly buildings...read more

Describes the causes and effects of forest fires, and the methods used to prevent, prepare for, and control them.

Explains the process of combustion, looks at how fires start and spread in forests, and discusses the impact of forest fires (view table of contents)

Presents information on forest fires, giving specific examples from around the world.

Presents information on forest fires, giving specific examples from around the world.

Examines the role that forest fires have played throughout history, the way forests are managed, the effectiveness of firefighting, and future concerns.

Describes the causes and effects of forest and bush fires, case studies of past fires, how they are fought, and how they can be predicted or prevented in the future.

A wildland firefighter recounts moments from his career and the history of firefighting while describing the events of the disastrous Peshtigo, Wisconsin, fire of 1871, as documented in the diary of one of its survivors. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

A history of American wildfires recounts the events surrounding the most significant fires, sharing front-line stories and insights, past and present firefighting strategies, the mysterious dynamics of fire, and the apparent increase in fire occurrence and intensity in recent years. By the author of Fire on the Mountain. 30,000 first printing.

Product Description: * Offers practical guidance on the design of chaotic circuits and systems.* Provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the appearance and use of chaos from an engineering perspective.* Covers all of the basic models and methods for systems analysis...read more

Product Description: This beautifully-written book tells the story of Australia's giant eucalypt, the Mountain Ash, which grows in the region north and east of Melbourne. Visited seasonally by indigenous people and later a site of mining and sawmilling for settlers, as well as contested ground for conservationists, the life cycles and fire cycles of the forests span millennia...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A wildland firefighter recounts moments from his career and the history of firefighting while describing the events of the disastrous Peshtigo, Wisconsin, fire of 1871, as documented in the diary of one of its survivors. (view table of contents)

Shaped by fire for thousands of years, the forests of the western United States are as adapted to periodic fires as they are to the region's soils and climate. Our widespread practice of ignoring the vital role of fire is costly in both ecological and economic terms, with consequences including the decline of important fire-dependent tree and undergrowth species, increasing density and stagnation of forests, epidemics of insects and diseases, and the high potential for severe wildfires.Flames in Our Forest explains those problems and presents viable solutions to them. It explores the underlying historical and ecological reasons for the problems associated with our attempts to exclude fire and examines how some of the benefits of natural fire can be restored Chapters consider: the history of American perceptions and uses of fire in the forest how forest fires burn effects of fire on the soil, water, and air methods for uncovering the history and effects of past fires prescribed fire and fuel treatments for different zones in the landscapeFlames in Our Forest presents a new picture of the role of fire in maintaining forests, describes the options available for restoring the historical effects of fires, and considers the implications of not doing so. It will help readers appreciate the importance of fire in forests and gives a nontechnical overview of the scientific knowledge and tools available for sustaining western forests by mimicking and restoring the effects of natural fire regimes. (view table of contents)

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Describes and depicts eight hundred species of shells

Discusses conditions which cause wildfires, ways to control them, and their damaging as well as beneficial effects