From the text ... 'The Forest Service authorizes broadscale wildland fire use (WFU) both inside and outside wilderness areas in many western forests; but, will agency authoriaztion alone lead to implementation?Understanding barriers and facilitators to WFU implementation is critical for establishing realistic program expectations and providing a foundation for any efforts to change program outcomes.This paper synthesizes our current understanding of factors influencing WFU decisionmaking (... of previous research). Our intent is to capture the fire community's dispersed wisdom and provide policymakers and decisionmakers with an objective basis for future actions designed to affect WFU program outcomes and effectiveness.'