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Title: The Cerro Grande Fire - From Wildfire Modeling Through the Fire Aftermath

Conference ·
OSTI ID:975336

The Cerro Grande Fire developed from a prescribed burn by the National Park Service at Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, New Mexico. When the burn went out of control and became a wildfire, it attracted worldwide attention because it threatened the birthplace of the atomic bomb, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Was LANL prepared for a fire? What lessons have been learned?

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
975336
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-01-2806; TRN: US201008%%57
Resource Relation:
Conference: "Submitted to: 19th International System Safety Conference, Huntsville, Alabama, September 10-14, 2001"
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English