Alternatives to evacuation - Protecting public safety during wildland fire

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-70

  Paveglio, Travis ^a   Carroll, Matthew S ^a   Jakes, Pamela J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evacuation; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; FIRE PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EVACUATION; FIRE RESPONSE; WILDLAND FIRE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WILDFIRE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 44649106967     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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