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FS INFO In depth catalog of natural resources publications, including index to Forest Service literature, late 1800's to date. |
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Publication InformationTitle: Allocation model for firefighting resources ... a progress report Author: Bratten, Frederick W. Date: 1970 Source: Res. Note PSW-RN-214. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p Station ID: RN-PSW-214 Description: A study is underway at the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station to develop computer techniques for planning suppression efforts in large wildfires. A mathematical model for allocation of firefighting resources in a going fire has been developed. Explicit definitions are given for strategic and tactical planning functions. How the model might be used is illustrated by a fictitious but realistic problem. Limitations in the approach and ways in which the model might be improved are described. Key Words: fire suppression planning, resource allocation models View and Print this Publication (850 KB) Publication Notes: Citation Bratten, Frederick W. 1970. Allocation model for firefighting resources ... a progress report Res. Note PSW-RN-214. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p. |
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May 13, 2008