Fig. 1
From: Twenty-first century California, USA, wildfires: fuel-dominated vs. wind-dominated fires
(a) 2012 Rush Fire perimeter overlaid on prior fire history in northeastern California and adjacent Nevada, USA. Fire history shows that the vast majority of landscape had never had a recorded fire in over a century. Heavy fuel loads were likely a major factor in the ultimate size; however, recognition of this fire history, coupled with its remote location, could have influenced fire management decisions as to how aggressively to control the ultimate size of this fire. (b) 2015 Rough Fire in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains, perimeter overlaid on prior fire history. Insets illustrate location in California. CA = California, NV = Nevada, thru = through, RX = prescribed, and YearNum = calendar year. (Data from California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Fire and Resource Assessment Program, http://www.frap.fire.ca.gov/)