Table 2.— Calculated fire behavior for Pattee Canyon Fire, July 16, 1977 

 (Rothermel 1977) 



Calculated fire 

 behavior 



Fuel type Rate of spread Flame length Fireline intensity 



Ft/min (m/min) Ft (m) BTU/ft/sec (Cal/cm^/sec) 



Grazed grass 103(31.4) 4.5(1.4) 151(41.0) 



Forest floor 31 (9.5) 9.5 (2.9) 759 (205.9) 



Table 3.— Commercial hybrid grasses seeded, and seeding rates, 

 for Pattee Canyon burn; the 4,400-foot level is indicated 

 on figure 3 



Elevation 



Commercial Below 4,400 ft Above 4,400 ft 



grass species (1 340 m) (1 340 m) 



Lb/acre(kg/ha)' 



Latar orchard grass 4.0 4.0 



(Dactylis glomerata) (4.5) (4.5) 



Luna pubescent wheatgrass 19.0 



(Agropyron trichophorum (21.3) 

 and A. intermedium) 



Kenmount tall fescue 8.0 



(Festuca arundinaceae) (9.0) 



Manchar smooth brome 14.0 



(Bromus inermis) (15.7) 



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