January 30, 2007
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Fire and Materials 2007
Firebrand Protection as the Key Design Element for
Structure Survival during Catastrophic Wildland Fires
Joseph W. Mitchell & Oren Patashnik
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M-bar Technologies & Consulting
jwmitchell@mbartek.com
I’m Joe Mitchell – a local resident and a physicist who’s spent the last few years studying problems in wildland fire.
So what does structure ignition have to do with ecological impacts?