Department of Forestry Records Guide
Record Series Descriptions
Forest Fire Research Council Records
1956-1961
Box 62
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: by type of record, thereunder chronological by date of record
Series documents the activities of the council, which was created as a sub-unit of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association to promote forest fire research. Records include by-laws, minutes, reports, and correspondence. Subjects include fuel classification, affects of weather on forest fires, slash disposal, fire danger rating, council organization, protection equipment development, and fire-fighting techniques.
