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Decision support models and methodologies for fire suppression
Granda, Leon, Vitoriano, Hearne
Wildfires are recurrent natural events that have been increasing in frequency and severity in recent decades. They threaten human lives and damage ecosystems and infrastructure, leading to high recovery costs. To address the issue of wildfires,…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Fire, nature, and humans: global challenges for conservation
Shlisky, Myers, Waugh, Blankenship
Fire is a global phenomenon. Worldwide, fire can play a role in maintaining or threatening natural habitats and human societies. In any case, we must consider the global context for our actions and the best possible role each nation can play in…
Year: 2008
Type: Document

Wildland fire management: lack of clear goals or a strategy hinders federal agencies' efforts to contain the costs of fighting fires
Annual appropriations to prepare for and respond to wildland fires have increased substantially over the past decade, in recent years totaling about $3 billion. The Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture and four agencies within the…
Year: 2007
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

Nonindustrial private landowners, fires, and the wildland-urban interface
Amacher, Malik, Haight
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Year: 2005
Type: Document

Application of hazard and risk analysis at the project level to assess ecologic impact
Sampson, Sampson
The application of hazard and risk analysis to specific project areas prone to uncharacteristic wildland fires is a useful way to estimate the effects of management alternatives (including no action). These project-level analyses need to be done in…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

Can behavioral decision theory explain risk-averse fire management decisions?
Maguire, Albright
Organizations managing forest land often make fire management decisions that seem overly risk-averse in relation to their stated goals for ecosystem restoration, protection of sensitive species and habitats, and protection of water and timber…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

Accepting uncertainty, assessing risk: decision quality in managing wildfire, forest resource values, and new technology
Borchers
The risks, uncertainties, and social conflicts surrounding uncharacteristic wildfire and forest resource values have defied conventional approaches to planning and decision-making. Paradoxically, the adoption of technological innovations such as…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

Federal forest-fire policy in the United States
Stephens, Ruth
Forest-fire policy of U.S. federal agencies has evolved from the use of small patrols in newly created National Parks to diverse policy initiatives and institutional arrangements that affect millions of hectares of forests. Even with large…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

Fuelbreaks for wildland fire management: a moat or a drawbridge for ecosystem fire restoration?
Ingalsbee
Construction of fuelbreaks as a presuppression fuels treatment strategy in national forests has always been controversial (Omi 1996). Criticisms have been raised over the objectives, prescriptions, locations, methods, costs, impacts, and…
Year: 2005
Type: Document