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Type: Conference Proceedings
Coordinator(s): James B. Davis; Robert E. Martin
Publication Date: 1987
Describes, from a historical perspective, methods used to characterize fire prevention problems and evaluate prevention programs and discusses past research efforts to bolster these analytical and management efforts. Highlights research on the sociological perspectives of the wildfire problem and on quantitative fire occurrence prediction and program evaluation systems. Focuses on current and future advances in fire prevention management due to research in four critical areas: modeling fire occurrence, measuring prevention effectiveness, measuring economic efficiency, and optimizing program mix.
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Citation: Simard, Albert J.; Donoghue, Linda R. 1987. Wildland fire prevention: today, intuition--tomorrow, management. Pages 187-198. In: Davis, James B.; Martin, Robert E. (technical coordinators). Proceedings of the Symposium on Wildland Fire 2000, April 27-30, 1987, South Lake Tahoe, California. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-101. Berkeley, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station.
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Keywords:
- EFPI - Extreme Fire Potential Index
- fire causes
- NFDRS - National Fire Danger Rating System
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FRAMES Record Number: 13096