The Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory: A 50-year dedication to understanding wildlands and fire

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report RMRS-GTR

Volumn , Issue 270, 2012, Pages 1-68

  Smith, Diane M ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest fire prevention and suppression history; Forest Service history; Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory; Northern Rocky Mountain Research Station; Wildland fire research

Indexed keywords

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; RESEARCH PROGRAM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WILDFIRE;

IDAHO; MISSOULA; MONTANA; PRIEST RIVER EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859965684     PISSN: 02775786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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