A STUDY OF MASS FIRES AND CONFLAGRATIONS

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Abstract:

A review of the literature pertaining to fire spread is presented. Reports of 1,621 large wildland fires and 254 urban conflagrations ranging from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 to the Coal Pier Fire of 1961 were analyzed. More than 30 rural and city fire chiefs experienced in fighting conflagration fires were interviewed as well as mass-fire experts in Canada, Australia, and Japan.

Author(s):
Chandler, Craig C.
Author Organization(s):
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST FOREST AND RANGE EXPERIMENT STATION BERKELEY CA
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/AD0418075
Annotation:
Literature review and survey of mass fires and conflagrations.
Pagination:
0010

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Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
OCD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_7.2.2_Mitigate Non-Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*FOREST FIRES, BURNING RATE, FIRE SAFETY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Civil Defense, Safety Engineering
Keyword(s):
*CONFLAGRATION, BURNING RATE
Report Date:
1963 Jan 01