Under the guidance of the National Fire Plan and the 10-Year Comprehensive Strategy, the use of fuel treatments to reduce the likelihood of catastrophic fires has increased over the past decade. The FLAME Act of 2009 and resulting National Cohesive Wildland Fire ManagementStrategy re-iterated the need to address wildland fire and fuels management. The most effective treatments alter both canopy fuels and surface fuels, creating more resilient forest structure. The short-term effectiveness (1 to 2 yr) of fuel treatments to abate undesirable fire behavior andeffects is well studied and known (i.e., Stephens and Moghaddas 2005; Vaillant et al. 2009; Fulé et al. 2012; McIver et al. 2012). Mid- to long- term effectiveness of fuel treatments is not quite as well understood. The longevity of fuel treatment effectiveness to alter potential fire behavior is a crucial question for managers preparing plans for fuel hazard reduction, prescribed burning, fire management, forest thinning, and other land management activities. To understand fuel treatment effectiveness, quantification of impacts on fuel loads and canopy characteristics over time is needed.