California National Forests fire records 1911-1924
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posted on 2025-01-22, 00:11authored byJay D. Miller, Eric E. Knapp, Celeste S. Abbott
This data publication contains spatial locations and summary information from the fire reports from 1911-1924 for all national forests in California. These data were derived from ledgers that contained summary information from the original fire reports. The ledgers were created to support the analyses described in Show and Kotok (1923, 1929).
Show, S. B.; Kotok, E. I. 1923. Forest fires in California, 1911-1920. An analytical study. Department Circular 243. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Show, S. B.; Kotok, E. I. 1929. Cover type and fire control in the national forests of northern California. Bulletin No. 1495. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture.
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:
Miller, Jay D.; Knapp, Eric E.; Abbott, Celeste S. 2021. California National Forests fire records 1911-1924. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0020
These data are located within United States national forests within the state of California. The forests included are: the Angeles National Forest, the California National Forest, the Cleveland Na...