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The Southwest Fire Science Consortium is partnering with FRAMES to help fire managers access important fire science information related to the Southwest's top ten fire management issues.

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Multi-attribute evaluation of landscape-level fuel management to reduce wildfire risk
Ohlson, Berry, Gray, Blackwell, Hawkes
This paper provides an example of the practical application of multi-attribute trade-off analysis (MATA) to wildfire management. The MATA approach supports more informed decision-making because it exposes important trade-offs among competing…
Year: 2006
Type: Document

Factors that influence administrative appeals of proposed USDA Forest Service fuels reduction actions
Laband, González-Cabán, Hussain
Using the database developed by the General Accounting Office on proposed fuels reduction actions on federal lands in 2001 and 2002, we conduct probit regression analysis to identify factors that significantly affect the likelihood of administrative…
Year: 2006
Type: Document

Matters of trust: collaboration and outreach in fire management
McDaniel
'The number one challenge we face in our fire management and fuels treatment program here in western Colorado is communication and public involvement,' says Tim Foley, fire management officer for the Bureau of Land Management in the western slope of…
Year: 2006
Type: Document

A collaborative approach for reducing wildland fire risks to communities and the environment 10-year strategy: implementation plan
Since the advent of the National Fire Plan in 2000, governmental and non-governmental entities have collaborated to make significant progress on multiple fronts in addressing the issues brought to national attention by the fires of 2000 and…
Year: 2006
Type: Document

The wildland-urban interface in the United States
Stewart, Radeloff, Hammer
This paper presents a map of the wildland-urban interface (WUI) in 2000 for the lower 48 States of the United States. The WUI was extensive, covering 9 percent of the land area in the lower 48 States and encompassing 38 percent of all homes. Major…
Year: 2006
Type: Document

Social science to improve fuels management: a synthesis of research relevant to communicating with homeowners about fuels management
Monroe, Pennisi, McCaffrey, Mileti
A series of syntheses were commissioned by the USDA Forest Service to aid in fuels mitigation project planning. This synthesis focuses on how managers can most effectively communicate with the public about fuels management efforts. It summarizes…
Year: 2006
Type: Document

The public and wildland fire management: social science findings for managers
McCaffrey
Presents key social science findings from three National Fire Plan-sponsored research projects. Articles highlight information of likely interest to individuals working to decrease wildfire hazards on both private and public lands. Three general…
Year: 2006
Type: Document

Defensible space in the news: public discussion of a neglected topic
Johnson, Bengston, Nelson, Fan
Managers have an opportunity during times of peak media coverage of wildfire to expand the discussion about defensible space from the current focus on vegetation clearing to include the full range of activities a homeowner can undertake to mitigate…
Year: 2006
Type: Document

What does wildfire risk mean to the public?
McCaffrey
Public risk perception that managers may see as inappropriately low may not necessarily be a result of poor understanding but instead may be a result of self-selection and of mental balancing of benefits and risk. This study highlights the…
Year: 2006
Type: Document

JFS project notes - objective one: building the capacity to assess the progress and outcomes of CWPPs
Bujak
To develop a web-based, GIS-interfaced CWPP monitoring tool to assess progress and outcomes of CWPP's. The availability of this web-based inventory and assessment tool will build capacity among key agencies, programs, and associations to link…
Year: 2006
Type: Document