2017 Research Brief
Description
A comparison of two historical fire history data sets, the State of California Fire and Resource Protection (FRAP) database and a database based on annual state and federal written reports, found substantial differences between the two.
Contact
Jon E. Keeley, jon_keeley@usgs.gov
Marti Witter, marti_witter@nps.gov
Liz van Mantgem, evanmantgem@usgs.gov
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Additional Information
Syphard, A.D., and J.E. Keeley. 2016. Historical reconstructions of California wildfires vary by data source. International Journal of Wildland Fire 25:1221‐ 1227.