THE AUTHOR 



JAMES K. BROWN received his bachelor's degree from the 

 University of Minnesota in 1960, his master's from Yale 

 University in 1961, and his Ph.D. from the University of 

 Michigan in 1968, all in forestry. From 1961 to 1965 he 

 did research on field measurement of fuel properties and 

 fire-danger rating systems while with the Lake States Forest 

 Experiment Station. In 1965 he transferred to the Northern 

 Forest Fire Laboratory, Missoula, Montana, where he is 

 responsible for research on the physical properties of fuel. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENT 



The help of David Bunnell who performed much of the field- 

 work and analysis is greatly appreciated. 



