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Author:

Routley, J. Gordon

Title:

The East Bay hills fire, Oakland-Berkeley, California (October 19-22, 1991) [electronic resource] / investigated by J. Gordon Routley.

Format:

[electronic resource] /

Publisher:

Federal Emergency Management AgencyU.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center,

Copyright Date:

1992

Description:

[165] p. : digital, PDF file.

Subject:

Fires--Oakland.--Oakland.
Fires--Berkeley.--Berkeley.
Fires--Casualties--Oakland.--Oakland.
Fires--Casualties--Berkeley.--Berkeley.
Wildfires--Oakland.--Oakland.
Wildfires--Berkeley.--Berkeley.
Fire investigation--Case studies.

Other Authors:

TriData Corporation
United States Fire Administration

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 12, 2006). "This is report 060 of the Major Fires Investigation Project conducted by TriData Corporation under contract EMW-90-C-C-3338 to the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency." "The largest dollar fire loss in United States history occurred in the East Bay Hills, within the California cities of Oakland and Berkeley, between October 19 and 22, 1991. Twenty-five lives were lost and more than 3,000 structures were destroyed by a wildland-urban interface fire in one of the most heavily populated areas of the North American continent."--P. 2. Includes bibliographical references (App. A).

Series:

Technical report series ; 060

OCLC:

(OCoLC)71304669

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)