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California National Forests fire records 1911-1924

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posted on 2025-01-22, 00:11 authored by Jay 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.

Funding

USDA-FS

History

Data contact name

Eric E. Knapp

Data contact email

eric.e.knapp@usda.gov

Publisher

Forest Service Research Data Archive

Use limitations

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

Temporal Extent Start Date

1911-01-01

Temporal Extent End Date

1924-12-31

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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Geographic location - description

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...

ISO Topic Category

  • environment

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

Forestry, Wildland Management

OMB Bureau Code

  • 005:96 - Forest Service

OMB Program Code

  • 005:059 - Management Activities

Pending citation

  • No

Public Access Level

  • Public

Identifier

RDS-2021-0020

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