Characterizing Firebrand Exposure from Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires: Results from the 2007 Angora Fire

Fire Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-124

  Manzello, Samuel L ^a   Foote, Ethan I D ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection   (United States)

^c not available   (United States)

Author keywords

Firebrand exposure; Firebrands; Wildland urban interface (WUI) fire

Indexed keywords

SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STARTING;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; DIGITAL ANALYSIS; FIREBRAND EXPOSURE; FIREBRANDS; HAZARD MITIGATIONS; LABORATORY BUILDINGS; RESEARCH FACILITIES; WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE;

FIRES;

EID: 84891628274     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-012-0295-4     Document Type: Article

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