Blower Clears Established Firelines in Hardwood Forests Without Disturbing Soil, Acknowledgments

Blower Clears Established Firelines in Hardwood Forests Without Disturbing Soil

Acknowledgments

The Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC) would like to thank Allen Nicholas, forest supervisor of the Shawnee National Forest, for proposing this project. Jon Teutrine, the district fire management officer on the Hidden Springs Ranger District of the Shawnee National Forest, was instrumental in coordinating the field evaluation of the Buffalo Turbine debris blower and initiating important equipment modifications during the field tests. The time and motion study and equipment modifications would not have been possible without the help of numerous Hidden Springs Ranger District personnel. MTDC also wants to thank fire engine operator Greg Burkhart for writing an excellent report that has been merged into this document.