The 1957-1970’s Fuelbreak Program Summarized: Research Brief

The Fuel Break Program was a historic, systematic effort to type convert mosaics linked by firelines with the goal of containing and/or controlling southern California chaparral wildfire.
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Green, L. R. 1977. Fuelbreaks and other fuel modifications for wildland fire control. USDA Agricultural Handbook 499, 79p.