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.<br>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...