Excerpt from Forest Fire Retardant: Transmission Through a Tree Crown The use of chemical fire retardants has increased greatly in recent years. In 1970, over 17 million gallons of fire retardants were applied from aircraft (george Increased use has intensified concern that chemical retardants be used effectively and at least cost. To help the fire manager achieve these objectives, publications such as Chemicals for Forest Fire Fighting (national Fire Protection Association 1967) have been published. Much research remains to be done, however, to answer questions of where to apply the chemical, in what concentration, and in what form for various fire situations and fuel types. The objective is to develop enough knowledge so the fire manager can prescribe the chemical tool needed to perform a specific job of fire control at least cost. 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.