Effects of Fire Retardant Chemical and Fire Suppressant Foam on Shrub
Steppe Vegetation in Northern Nevada
Acknowledgments
Personnel at the Bureau of Land Management, including Paul Schlobohm, Jeff Bass,
and Cory Grant from the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, and
Mike Boyd and Mike Whalen from Winnemucca, Nevada, provided both logistical
support and expertise in the use of fire retardants and foams. Cecilia Johnson,
from the Intermountain Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana, provided
valuable advice throughout the study. The Santa Rosa District of the Humboldt
National Forest provided logistical support and Nevada First Corporation allowed
access to their lands. Shane Gebauer and Terri K. Hicks provided able assistance
in the field. Jane Austin, Julie Beiser, Harold Kantrud, and Paul Schlobohm
reviewed previous versions of the manuscript.
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