Wildfire evacuation and its alternatives: Perspectives from four United States' communities

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 170-178

  McCaffrey, Sarah ^a   Rhodes, Alan ^b   Stidham, Melanie ^c  

^a NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Office of the Emergengy Services Commissioner   (Australia)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925280893     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF13050     Document Type: Article

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