Staff Ride to the Rattlesnake Fire

Facilitator Support

Maps

Information Sources

Stand Descriptions

Research and pre-study resources for the Rattlesnake Fire Staff Ride:

Local Contact Information

Mendocino National Forest
Supervisors Office
825 North Humbolt Street
Willows, CA 95988
Phone: (530) 934-3316

Audio/Visual references:

• GE fly-around animation of Rattlesnake area (WMV, 11MB)
• Collection of historical photos

• Letter to R5 Regional Forester (PDF, 36K)
• Letter to the Board of Review (PDF, 404K)
• New Tribes Mission Notification (PDF, 728K)
• The Rattlesnake Fire (U.S. Forest Service investigation report) (PDF, 8.4MB)
• U.S. Forest Service Rattlesnake Fire Brief (PDF, 520K)
• U.S. Forest Service Rattlesnake Fire Facts vs. Myths (PDF, 684K)
• Meteorological Conditions on the Rattlesnake Fire (1954 draft research paper) (PDF, 5.3MB)
• Report of the 1957 Fire Task Force (HTML)
• Rattlesnake Fire Weather Summary (1992 National Weather Service memo) (PDF, 28K)
• "Fire and Ashes" Chapter 1 (Maclean 2003) (HTML)
• Collection of transcribed newspaper articles from 1953 (Willows Journal)