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<br />similar covcrage is considercd medium fuel loading. Opcn arcas including grasslands, fields, and barrcn
<br />land; arc considercd light fuel loading.
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<br />Climatc conditions which affect the scvcrity of fircs includc wind, relativc humidity, and precipitation.
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<br />Topogral'hy influcnccs wild-fire bchavior and the ability of fircfighters to supprcss fircs oncc thcy
<br />occur. I'ircs tcnd to burn morc rapidly upslopc than down, and thc stccl'cr thc slopc thc grcatcr the
<br />ratc at which the firc spreads. Stccp slol'cs also contributc to thc channeling cffccts of winds which
<br />spread fircs morc quickly. In addition, stccp slopcs incrcase travel timcs for firc vchiclcs and
<br />fircfightcrs and rcstrict thc mcthods possiblc for fighting thc firc.
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<br />T.\Lk V-S dlld riguu..: V-6 Jc[uu; duce fiH':: 11cI.t..uJ .[;VIH';;:) (f\IuJntlu:, I figll, otm..1 L:."i.lU":UH..-j Flw'rl~ VJ\
<br />~h()\U.. Sppr;~1 Fjrc~ Protprtinn Arf'~" thM !lTf' based on a combination of the environmental factors
<br />tncntioncd above. Tin::::.\:: 11dl',.uJ J.<1l..i.llg.:o. <l1'':: iuh.::w..1nllv 1'!.l)viJI,;" bl,;lH.:L.tl.lpp[.li~dl \.If (In,; l..h.III\.I..:~ fUI a
<br />fIu.:: Lv Srf'ri~1 Firp ProtC'c"tlon Arp!1" id('nt;~' thn",' !lft'!}" ",Iwrl" ~ firt' nl!t)' develop and break out of
<br />control. 11 ~~ ~lJpl.JLl.lI11 III !luh..: th.d. dn..: JI,;:'>U;pt..iUIl~ g.ivc.;u (ill:: lluL"l:: l.llillg~ <l\-uid llIt.; U::'l:: uf a luw
<br />I,diug IJC.::l..dll:'>\:: Ill) pvd.iulJ u( duo.: Iltl{ulal LlIlJ:'>\.dl'l; l..dll l)l,; '-UIl~;Jl.:H;J ,f luw [.Ill.": IJdI',d1l..1.
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<br />y LiLli.... R(;:'tUUl\...\::~ [UI lln.: f\.lilibaliull uf Fire Hazards Prntp(~tinn
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<br />provirlt> mort> f'ffi"if'f1t !lnd l,ffprtivp "'l"nrirl" to tllt' hun l"nmmnniti('.;: '1111' I PFn hlldgpt i<; lli"itlf'lt
<br />Iwhvppn th,.. ritip'l. of Pll"~"!"Intnn !"Ind r ;v,..rmorl" thrnngh !"I In<.;t_o:;h!"lnng rl~n thM l"n!"lhll'" P!lrh City tn
<br />r~Y it.;: f!lir ",h~1rf' nf till' tl('r~rttnpnt'''- nrpr~ting l'-~T'Pn<;l'" F!"Irh City tll!"lint!lin.;: it", nwn hlll1r11ng"'> light_
<br />tint)' "phirlr<;;., !lnd firp ~rr!"lrMll'" 'l1w I PFT) m~int!"lin 10 <;t!ltion.;: mul ntlf' tr!"lining rrntf'r '11w
<br />tr!lining ('('ntt'r, hf'!ldllll!lrtl"r", '1nil fiVl' nf thf' "t!lt1on" !"Irp lor!"ltt.d in Plp!l"'~nton, fielding ~n nn_dllty
<br />fnrn' nf 1R pl'r"nnnl'l ppr lby An !lll(litintl~1 fiVf' firp <;;.t!ltiotl<;;. ~rf' lor'!"Itt,tI 1n I iVl.rtnnr,. Firf' f!lrility
<br />Inr!ltlnn'" in !"Itlrl n('!"Ir Plf'!"I"!"Intnn 'lrl' li"tf'rl;n T!"Ihll" \7_1 ~nd "howt1 nn Figllrf' V-f,
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<br />Table \/-). I'IRI' STATIONS IN ANn NI'AR PII'ASANTON
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<br />Firpo ,tntirm 1 Firp Hpnrlrp lnrtpr(:
<br />Firpo ,tntirm 1
<br />Firp ,tntinn q
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<br />l.fll.n Npvnrln ,trppt
<br />l.1.m ,tnnpririOP M,.,1l Rf'lnrl
<br />l.?m 'nntn Ritn Rnnrl
<br />11.m nnlr Vid,., Wny
<br />11M Vinpynrrl A vpnl IP
<br />1.1.n AirwAY RnlllA\lArn
<br />PIAAcAntnn-Sllnol RnAn
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<br />I=irp ,t,.,tinn A
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<br />I=irp ,tntinn " R"hy Hill ,tntinn
<br />I=irp ,tntinn 1 n (in I ivprmnrp)
<br />'1lnnll=nrpd I=irp ,tntinn rnlifnrnin npr,.,rtm,ont nf I=nrpdry
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<br />Th(' T ivermnrl"_Plt'!"I"!"Intntl Firp nf'p!lrttt1rtlt opl"r~ti''l. !"I tot!ll nf C)? Vi.hilli'''' '111('';:(' inrl11l1,. 10 firt'
<br />rrp'Tl"ntinn vf'hirlf'''', 1 0 Typl" I firf' f'ng;npo:: (thf' Hrl!"l",,,ir" fit"f' ('tlgini' \Vith !l tt1initnllm 1,OOO_g;1Ilnn_rrt"_
<br />mitllltp (gpm) rllmp, 4nO_g?l1nn W!ltpt" t!"lnk, ~nd 10-fnnt bdtll'r)' fnllr T)1'f' TIT Vl"hilll"" 0 l!"1r:gl', fnllr_
<br />whf~f'l_tlr1Vf' {"nwnp fot" \\Tll{lbnd firf'O:: \vith ~ minimnml ?()ptTl rllmp !"In{l ,no-W1l1nn \V!ltl't" t!"lnk) !lnll
<br />pight TYrf' TV vl"hil"ll'~ (.;:imibr to !"I l!"Irgf' rirk-np tnlrk, !lko fnt" l1",r in \\Ttldl!"lnd firf'';:, \\Tith !"I minimlltn
<br />c;O_gptn rump ~nd ?()O_g~l1on '\VMl"r t!"lnk)' h\TO l!"1t1tli'r f'ng;tw<;:' !"Ind <;:f'vpn lltll;~, ",...h,rlf'~ <;:l1rh ~<;;. rf''l.rl1'~
<br />"f'hiclC"<;;. ~nl~ !"I vnlllntt'l"t" \mn
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<br />Public Safety 082906, n:tiline
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<br />City Coullcil8/29/2006
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