Wildfire Fuels and Fuel Reduction.

Examines biomass fuels, discussing fuel characteristics and their relation to wildfire intensity and spread. Describes actions proposed to reduce biomass fuel levels, their effectiveness for protecting property and resources from wildfires, and their impacts on other resource values. Examines Federa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Power resources > Law and legislation. Forest fires. Public lands. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines biomass fuels, discussing fuel characteristics and their relation to wildfire intensity and spread. Describes actions proposed to reduce biomass fuel levels, their effectiveness for protecting property and resources from wildfires, and their impacts on other resource values. Examines Federal authorities for fuel reduction activities on Federal and non-Federal lands, along with data on the funding provided under each of these authorities.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.