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Fire Suppression Policy Item Info

Title:
Fire Suppression Policy
Creator:
Silcox, F. A.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1935-05-25
Description:
A memo from the Forest Service describing the new fire control policy that came into effect in 1935. Authored by F.A. Silcox. Much different that later, more selective fire-suppression policies, this policy urges that immediate extinguishing of any and all fires in the area. All responses should be as fast and of as large a size as available resources can possibly allow.
Subjects:
fire suppression fire management fire
Section:
Wilderness Pages
Location:
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (Idaho and Mont.)
Idaho County:
Idaho County
Latitude:
46.116667
Longitude:
-114.933333
Publisher:
Unpublished
Source:
National Archive Records Administration, College Park
Original URL:
https://sbw.lib.uidaho.edu/pages.html
Regional Office Number:
RG95 E61 Div. of Fire Control Gr-1 Corresp. Box 96
Source Identifier:
32
Original Format:
Correspondence
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Language:
eng

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Citation:
"Fire Suppression Policy", The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness History Project, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/sbw/items/sbw197.html
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