Burning Questions: America's Fight with Nature's Fire

by David Carle

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A burning mix of diesel fuel and gasoline drips from handheld canisters onto the ground. Slowly a line of fire begins to creep downhill. The flames are well behaved, almost hesitant. This is a backing fire, unlikely to attract media attention unless it escapes, like the disastrous Los Alamos Cerro Grande fire did in 2000. This book explores a century of controversy over prescribed burning--using fire as a tool--and fire suppression. For more than...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0275973719

ISBN13:9780275973711

Release Date:May 2002

Publisher:Praeger

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

Biological Sciences Biology Biology & Life Sciences Civil Service Conservation Earth Sciences Ecology Environmental Science Environmental Studies Firefighting & Prevention

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