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Photos

Heading picture (left) http://redcross-pdx.org/Prepare%20Oregon/Wildfires.htm

Heading picture (right) http://www.forestlearn.org/watershed/fire/cat_fire.htm

Wildfire definitions http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/glossary/index.htm

University of Washington Study: http://depts.washington.edu/ehuf503/jc/Donato.pdf

The Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area:http://www.wilderness.org/Library/Documents/WildfireSummary_Biscuit.cfm

Biscuit Fire Picture: http://www.wildlandfire.com/pics/wall/wildfire_biscuit.jpg

Oregon Forest Types Map: http://www.onrc.org/info/fire/

MISR Image of Biscuit Fire: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/HPDOCS/misr/misr_html/biscuit_oregon_fire.html

Burn Severity Satellite Image:  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10800

A crown fire in the wild-Source: http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/assets/images/2005/Aug-11/montana-ravalli-bitterroot-wildfires-elk-bath.jpg

chain saws:http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fistausa.org/images/chainsaw2.jpg&imgrefurl=

A helitorch starting a fire: http://www.mnics.org/Images_galleries/Aircraft/Helicopters/images/Helitorch_JPG.jpg

A helicopter laying retardant on a forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/nwacfire/wedge/gallery/photos/general/r-drop.jpg

Mowing: http://www.ocagcomm.com/images/weed_method_flail_mowing.jpg