Wildfire Management : Hotshot Crews.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire fighters.

Forest fires.

Death.

Accidents--Prevention.

Accidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (4 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on specialist firefighter hotshot crews that serve with the Forest Service, BLM, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and National Park Service. Explains role of hotshot crews in wildfire management, in light of June 30, 2013 fire in Yarnell Hill, Ariz., which claimed the lives of 19 hotshot crew firefighters.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Wildfire Management

Access Restriction:

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