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Fire Ignitions from the Whittier Narrows Earthquake of October 1, 1987

J. H. Wiggins

The purpose of the investigation was to examine the fire ignitions that took place as a result of the Whittier Narrows earthquake and determine ignition rates as a function of Modified Mercalli Intensity. Using this information and a complex fire modeling algorithm, the potential for conflagration can be developed. The objectives of the study were to: (1) count the number of ignitions; (2) describe them as to intensity region and location about the epicenter; and (3) identify the sources of the ignitions, such as electrical, gas, or flammable liquid spills.

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Fire Ignitions from the Whittier Narrows Earthquake of October 1, 1987

J. H. Wiggins

The purpose of the investigation was to examine the fire ignitions that took place as a result of the Whittier Narrows earthquake and determine ignition rates as a function of Modified Mercalli Intensity. Using this information and a complex fire modeling algorithm, the potential for conflagration can be developed. The objectives of the study were to: (1) count the number of ignitions; (2) describe them as to intensity region and location about the epicenter; and (3) identify the sources of the ignitions, such as electrical, gas, or flammable liquid spills.

Fire Ignitions from the Whittier Narrows Earthquake of October 1, 1987

J. H. Wiggins

The purpose of the investigation was to examine the fire ignitions that took place as a result of the Whittier Narrows earthquake and determine ignition rates as a function of Modified Mercalli Intensity. Using this information and a complex fire modeling algorithm, the potential for conflagration can be developed. The objectives of the study were to: (1) count the number of ignitions; (2) describe them as to intensity region and location about the epicenter; and (3) identify the sources of the ignitions, such as electrical, gas, or flammable liquid spills.

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Title:

Fire Ignitions from the Whittier Narrows Earthquake of October 1, 1987

Contributors:

J. H. Wiggins (author)

Publication date:

1988

Size:

63 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Construction Materials, Components, & Equipment , Geology & Geophysics , Earthquakes , Fires , Intensity , Forecasting , Statistical data , Graphs(Charts) , California , Ignition , Mathematical models , Sources , Conflagration , Whittier(California) , Los Angeles County(California)

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