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Contents Preface vii 1 Why Conduct Prescribed Fires? 1 2 Law and Liability 13 3 Prescribed Fire Policy 22 4 Public Relations 27 5 Fire Weather 41 6 Fire Behavior and Fuel Characteristics 51 7 Fire Prescriptions 62 8 Fire Plans 71 9 Personal Safety 78 10 Firebreaks 88 11 Fire Equipment 106 12 Ignition Devices 123 13 Ignition Techniques 136 14 Smoke Management 156 15 Postburn Mop-up 168 16 Prescribed Fire Associations 177 References 183 Index 189 ...