Wild fire damage and cost far-reaching: Protection costs, damage potential high, due to topography, climate, use damage to natural resources may be permanent loss of community values

Zivnuska, J; Arnold, K; Arment, C

Wild fire damage and cost far-reaching: Protection costs, damage potential high, due to topography, climate, use damage to natural resources may be permanent loss of community values

Authors

John A. Zivnuska
Keith Arnold
Charles Arment

Authors Affiliations

John A. Zivnuska is Assistant Professor of Forestry, University of California College of Agriculture, Berkeley; Keith Arnold is Assistant Professor of Forestry, University of California College of Agriculture, Berkeley; Charles Arment is Forester, California Forest and Range Experiment Station, maintained by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture at Berkeley, California, in cooperation with the University of California.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 4(9):8-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n09p8. September 1950.

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Abstract

The most difficult, important, and expensive problem of forest fire control in the United States is in California.

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