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The Biscuit Fire: Consequences of Forest Management Decisions |
Dr. Mansfield has written a comprehensive electronic book documenting over 75 years of the Siskiyou National Forest and investigates, from many different levels, the leading factors in the most destructive fire in Oregon's history. Published 1 March, 2004 © Coyote Aerospace |
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Final Trip Report on a trail maintenance project in the
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A team of 5 Smokejumper volunteers reopened a trail that was damaged
by the Silver fire of 1987. The action took place two weeks before the Biscuit fire started in
an area 5 miles south of Florence Creek.
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USFS Biscuit Fire Chronology |
Biscuit Fire Chronology published by the Siskiyou and Six Rivers National Forests on the Biscuit fire web site. Date 11 October, 2002. The first edition of this document is published here to provide time context with materials presented here. Later versions are available on the Biscuit Fire Web Site. (PDF 1072KB) |
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Aggressive Wildland Fire Control and the Biscuit Fire
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A description of the Smokejumpers that protected the area of
the Biscuit fire for many years. They held a reunion in Cave Junction three weeks
before the Biscuit fire started.
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Biscuit Fire Chronology - An Analysis by Charles R. Mansfield(PDF 177KB)Executive Summary by Charles R. Mansfield(PDF 58KB) |
This white paper examines the Biscuit Fire Chronology in the light of known fire behavior, the existing fire potential and the known availability of Smokejumpers at the time that the Florence, Biscuit #1 Biscuit #2 and Sourdough fires were started by lighting. Several conclusions are drawn from the Chronology and 5 recommendations are presented. Had these recommendations been followed the Biscuit fire would probably have been stopped within a few hours after it had been started. |
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Forest Management and Fire
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This rebuttal of an article published in the fall issue of Oregon Stater Magazine has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue. (PDF 64KB) |
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Environmental Factors in the Cerro Grande Fire: A Smokejumpers Perspective
by Charles R. Mansfield
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A discussion of the forests of the Jemez Mountains, their usage, their vegetation and the first few days of the Cerro Grande fire. (HTML) |
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Environmental Factors in the Cerro Grande Fire: A Smokejumpers Perspective
by Charles R. Mansfield
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A discussion of the forests of the Jemez Mountains, their usage, their vegetation and the first few days of the Cerro Grande fire. (PDF 275 Kb) |
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If You Go For A Hike in the Jemez Today - You’re Sure to Have a Surprise by Charles R. Mansfield
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A photo essay looking at an area burned by the Cerro Grande fire. The effects of logging, road construction and previous forest fires are examined in a late afternoon hike. (HTML) |
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If You Go For A Hike in the Jemez Today - You’re Sure to Have a Surprise by Charles R. Mansfield
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A photo essay looking at an area burned by the Cerro Grande fire. The effects of logging, road construction and previous forest fires are examined in a late afternoon hike. (PDF 275 Kb) |
Missing Warning: A Response by Charles R. Mansfield(PDF 37 Kb) |
A letter to the editors of the Los Alamos Monitor that examines some of the claims and rumors being made by the public after the Cerro Grande fire. This letter examines the actual fire progression and the attempts to control the fire in the early days of the fire development. |
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Report by the National Association of Forest Service Retirees
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A critical assessment of present Fire Control Policy written by U.S. Forest Service Retirees. |
Forest Health and Fire(3,487 KB PDF) | A white paper published by the NAFSR, October 2002. This paper dispels many of the myths concerning forest management and wildfire. |
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