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Author(s):
Kelly O'Brian
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Fire Behavior Prediction
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Fuels
Fuel Descriptions
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NRFSN number: 14954
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FRAMES RCS number: 650
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Fire hazard reflects the potential fire behavior and magnitude of effects as a function of fuel conditions. This fact sheet discusses crown fuels, surface fuels, and ground fuels and their contribution and involvement in wildland fire.

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O'Brian, Kelly. 2004. Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; forest structure and fire hazard fact sheet 2: fire hazard. Research Note RMRS-RN-22-2-WWW. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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