Establishment of hardwood fuel-breaks may be a viable fuel management alternative for certain high fire-occurrence areas in the Northeast. Although results from attempts to grow introduced hardwood species as fuel-breaks on dry sandy sites have not been favorable, encouraging selective regeneration of endemic hardwood species during rotational harvest of softwoods has a potential not only of reducing hazard but retaining multiple-use productivity.© Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD. Abstract reproduced by permission.