| doc-title | Letter to FEMA from consultant URS Corporation |
| quote | ... grasslands fuels burn cooler and faster than eucalyptus material, yet they are easier to ignite and carry fire quickly across a landscape. Chaparral is one of the most hazardous wildland fuel types in California due to the woody, persistent nature of the plants ... [and] flame lengths that far exceed those of the other possible vegetation types (Carle 2008). |
| source | FEMA consultant URS Corporation |