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Biscuit Fire: Analysis of Fire Response, Resource Availability, and Personnel Certification Standards (open access)

Biscuit Fire: Analysis of Fire Response, Resource Availability, and Personnel Certification Standards

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 2002, the United States experienced one of the worst wildland fire seasons in the past 50 years--almost 7 million acres burned. These fires included the largest and costliest fire in Oregon in the past century--the Biscuit Fire. Following a lightning storm, five fires were discovered in the Siskiyou National Forest over a 3- day period beginning July 13. These fires eventually burned together to form the Biscuit Fire, which burned nearly 500,000 acres in southern Oregon and Northern California and cost over $150 million to extinguish. GAO evaluated (1) whether policies and procedures were in place for acquiring needed firefighting resources during the initial days of the Biscuit Fire, and the extent to which these policies and procedures were followed when the fire was first identified; (2) what resource management issues, if any, affected the ability of personnel to fight the fire; and (3) what differences, if any, existed in key certification standards for personnel among federal and state agencies and whether these differences affected efforts to respond to the fire. In commenting on a draft of this report, the Forest Service stated that the …
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0177 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0177

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a district may honor the current employment contract of a superintendent's relative whose original hiring violated chapter 573 of the Government Code (RQ-0175-GA)
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 133, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 133, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2004-04-12 – Collegium Singers and Instrumentalists

Concert performed at UNT College of Music Concert Hall on April 12, 2004 at 8:00 pm.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Collegium Singers.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus list] (open access)

[Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus list]

List of subset organizations of the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus, with welcome to the Stonewall Democrats of Tarrant County.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Stonewall San Antonio] (open access)

[Stonewall San Antonio]

Printout of the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio homepage, with information on meetings.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Stonewall Democrats of Dallas information] (open access)

[Stonewall Democrats of Dallas information]

Information on the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas, a subset organization of the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Stan Main contact information] (open access)

[Stan Main contact information]

Contact information for Stonewall Austin co-chair Stan Main.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Rick Walker email] (open access)

[Rick Walker email]

Email from Rick Walker to Bayless about the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus board of directors meeting to be held in Austin.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Walker, Rick
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Students holding certificates for organizations]

A photograph of students lined up and holding certificates of appreciation given to them on behalf of the organizations they are a part of. They are (L-R) the Zeta Eta chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, the Epsilon Mu chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the Rho Delta chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority, and Models of Style Exposed. Two of the young women are wearing the windbreakers for their sorority.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Uyen and Chris at MC event]

A photograph of Chris Thomas holding an award he received from the UNT Multicultural Center. It is to recognize him as the "Most Supportive Staff Member" in his department. Uyen Tran is standing beside him.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cheylon Brown and a woman at an event]

A photograph of Cheylon Brown and a woman standing together at a UNT Multicultural Center event. They are holding an award that was given to the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority for "Outstanding Diversity Initiative".
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Award and certificate recipients together]

A photograph of people standing together at a UNT Multicultural Center event. They are all holding either awards or certificates that they received at the event. One is from the Zeta Phi Beta sorority and another is from the Zeta Eta group.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Multicultural Center party attendees]

A photograph of people gathered around a table in one of the ballrooms on campus for a Multicultural Center party. They are sitting down and there are balloons decorating the wall behind them. There are cups on the table in front of them.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Students at Multicultural Center party]

A photograph of people gathered in one of the ballrooms on campus for a Multicultural Center party. They are standing together in a group and there are balloons in an arch behind them. Some are holding plates and papers in the group.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cheylon Brown and Zeta Phi Beta member]

A photograph of Cheylon Brown and a woman standing together at a UNT Multicultural Center event. They are holding an award that was given to the her during the event and the woman is wearing a Zeta Phi Beta windbreaker.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 106, No. 10, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 106, No. 10, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Andrews, Mike
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 30, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004 (open access)

The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 30, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Schwind, Jim & Looby, Edward
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 89, No. 177, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 89, No. 177, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Broaddus, Matthew B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Andrea and co-worker at event]

A photograph of Andrea Robledo and another staff member standing together at a celebration with the Multicultural Center. The man is holding a glass award for "Outstanding Organization". There are large woven hangings decorating the wall behind them.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Multicultural Center party]

A photograph of people gathered in one of the ballrooms on campus for a Multicultural Center party. They are holding drinks and empty plates and there are balloons decorating the room. Other people are visible past the smaller group.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Staff at Multicultural Center party 1]

A photograph of staff members gathered in one of the ballrooms on campus for a Multicultural Center party. They are (L-R) Cassandra Berry, Andrea Robledo, Cheylon Brown, Uyen Tran, and an unidentified man and woman. There are large woven hangings decorating the wall behind them.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 139, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 139, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: King, Christopher R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 2004

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 2004
Creator: Bush, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History