Planning, Constructing, and Operating Forest-Fire Lookout Systems in California (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Planning, Constructing, and Operating Forest-Fire Lookout Systems in California (Classic Reprint) written by Stuart Bevier Show and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Planning, Constructing, and Operating Forest-Fire Lookout Systems in California The principles upon Which a forest-fire lookout system should be based to meet such detection needs as occur in northern California were developed in a recent bulletin.1 Proper application of these principles requires technical methods and apparatus Which have since been the subject of special studies. These studies and the detection planning program based upon them involving all the national forests of the California region have resulted in the development of practical methods and special technique - particularly in'the making of Visible area maps and in the use of these maps to build efficient detection systems - that may well have a wider application. This circular not only explains these methods and their technique but discusses also alternative methods that may be helpful to' those engaged in meeting similar problems under different conditions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.