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By the morning of May 15, the Cocos Fire was the top priority for county firefighters. The fire grew overnight to 800 acres (320 ha) and was only 5% contained. Additional evacuations were announced. [8] During the afternoon of May 15, the fire grew to 1,200 acres (490 ha). [1] By the morning of May 16, the fire was still only 5% contained. [9]
Elliott State Forest Elliott State Forest, November 2013 Type State forest, park Location Coos and Douglas counties, Oregon United States Nearest city Reedsport and Coos Bay Coordinates 43°35′05″N 124°01′04″W / 43.58472°N 124.01778°W / 43.58472; -124.01778 Area 93,000 acres (380 km 2) Created 1930 Operated by Oregon Department of Forestry Elliott State Forest is a state ...
Pages in category "Protected areas of Coos County, Oregon" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Fire history, the ecological science of studying the history of wildfires, is a subdiscipline of fire ecology. Patterns of forest fires in historical and prehistorical times provide information relevant to the vegetation pattern in modern landscapes.
The USDA Forest Service maintains a unique wildland firefighting force across the United States and that force is able to mobilize for almost any type of emergency incident. Pages in category "United States Forest Service firefighting"
The Iron Alps Complex's ten fatalities make it one of the deadliest wildfires in California history, landing at #12 on the list maintained by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). [7] The fire destroyed or damaged a total of 2 [4]: 114 or 10 [7] structures. Suppression costs reached nearly $74 million ($102 ...
The bottom line of the National Fire Danger Rating System in the day-to-day operation of a fire prevention and suppression program is the staffing class. The staffing class is sometimes referred to as the action class, adjective class, precaution class, preparedness class, or the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL). [2]
The 1970 fire season underscored the need for a national set of training and equipment standards which would be standardized across the different agencies. NWCG included representatives from the United States Forest Service , the Bureau of Land Management , the National Park Service , the Bureau of Indian Affairs , the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...