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Topic(s):
Human Dimensions of Fire Management
NRFSN number: 11472
FRAMES RCS number: 11976
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Two mathematical models are given to determine the best locations for initial attack resources in terms of travel time: a linear programming model and a statistical model. An example for the Clearwater National Forest in Idaho illustrates some of the differences between the two models.
Citation
Mees, Romain M. 1986. Locating suppression resources by travel times to wildfires. Res. Note PSW-RN-387. Berkeley, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 5 p.