Fire behavior and effects in fuel treatments, and protected habitat on the Moonlight Fire.

Title
Fire behavior and effects in fuel treatments, and protected habitat on the Moonlight Fire.
Abstract
Fire Behavior, Suppression, Fuel Treatments, and Protected Areas: Background.
• The Moonlight Fire burned 64,997 acres, mainly on the Plumas National Forest.
• The fire started the afternoon of Sept. 3, 2007 and declared contained on September 15, 2007.
• The fire burned through areas protected for California spotted owl and goshawk habitat (Protected Activity Centers and home range core habitat), hazardous fuels treatment areas, silvicultural treatment areas, untreated areas, privately owned land, and up to the wildland urban interface around Indian Valley.
• Dry conditions, steep topography, large areas of heavy fuel loadings, and frontal winds contributed to intense, plume-dominated fire behavior with long-range spotting
Begin Date
2008-06-01
Originator Name
Daily, S., et al. 2008. Fire Behavior Assessment Team, (FBAT), USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station.
Links
www.fs.fed.us/adaptivemanagement/reports/fbat/Mof…
Location
Global or not applicable
Access Limitations
No Restrictions
Keywords
Animals, Fire, Fire Suppression, Fuels Treatment, Habitat, Land
Resource Type
Document
Resource Owner
Pax

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