The dead-man zone—a neglected area of firefighter safety

Australian Forestry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-50

  Cheney, Phil ^a   Gould, Jim ^a   McCaw, Lachie ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Department of Conservation and Land Management ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 0002681590     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2001.10676160     Document Type: Article

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