ACKNOWLEDGMENT 



The authors are indebted to a large number of people who assisted in furnishing information, 

 data, and suggestions for this publication. Roger R. Robinson, State Director, Bureau of Land Manage- 

 ment, Alaska, and his assistants rendered an especially fine service in furnishing background infor- 

 mation, facilitating collection of technical information and data, supplying fire reports and pertinent 

 data from official files, and making it possible for the fire behavior teams to go to fires and collect 

 valuable information. Clarence Watson, Climatolog ist for the U.S. Weather Bureau in Anchorage, gave 

 the authors information on climate and weather beyond that which was readily available in printed 

 form. The several members of the fire behavior teams, with minimum supervision and under adverse 

 and, at times, dangerous conditions, performed a very creditable job of collecting fire behavior and 

 weather information on going fires. Six Montana State University forestry students exhibited consider- 

 able interest and initiative while performing the laborious task of compiling and analyzing data and 

 in constructing preliminary graphs. DeLynn Colvert, Forest Service Draftsman, reflected his interest 

 and understanding of the problems in his artwork and graphic representations. To all of these and 

 many more, the authors are most grateful. 



C. E. H. and J. W. F. 



