Year Published:
Cataloging Information
Topic(s):
Management Approaches
Ecosystem(s):
Montane wet mixed-conifer forest, Montane dry mixed-conifer forest
NRFSN number: 11929
FRAMES RCS number: 14026
Record updated:
Based on limited data, water-gel provided a slightly wider and deeper fireline with more feathering of ejected material than did Ensign-Bickford cord. Soil moisture conditions, closeness of blasting material to the ground, and other factors may explain these differences.
Citation
Barney, Richard J. 1984. Characteristics of fireline blasted with linear explosives: initial test results. Res. Note INT-RN-345. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p.