CONTENTS — Continued 



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Chapter 5 - Fire-Danger Rating 41 



Use of Fire- Weather Information 41 



Seasonal Trends in Fire Weather 44 



Diurnal Fluctuation of Fire-Weather Factors 44 



Chapter 6 - Fire Statistics 49 



Historical 49 



Comparative Statistics 49 



Interior Alaska, With Continental United States 49 



Interior Alaska, With Southeastern Alaska 59 



Within Interior Alaska 59 



Chapter 7 - Fire Case Histories 69 



Healy Fire 69 



Murphy Dome Fire 70 



Kenai Lake Fire 70 



Colorado Creek Fire 73 



Lake 606 Fire 76 



Stony River Fire 78 



Huggins Island W-10 Fire 78 



Summary 81 



Chapter 8 - Fire Control 83 



Fire Control Organization 83 



Presuppression 83 



Detection 86 



Suppression 89 



Fire as a Management Tool 93 



References 97 



Appendix 101 



