From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:
Evaluating the risks of wildfire relative to the valuable resources found in any managed landscape requires an interdisciplinary approach. Researchers at the Rocky Mountain Research Station and Western Wildland Threat Assessment Center developed such a process, using a combination of techniques rooted in fire modeling and ecology, economics, decision sciences, and the human dimensions of managing natural resources.
Further reading:
Ager, A.A.; Vaillant, N.M.; Finney, M.A. 2011. Integrating fire behavior models and geospatial analysis for wildland fire risk assessment and fuel management planning. Journal of Combustion 2011, Article ID 572452, 19 pages, doi:10.1155/2011/572452
Calkin, D.E.; Ager, A.A.; Thompson, M.P. 2011. A comparative risk assessment framework for wildland fire management: the 2010 cohesive strategy science report. General Technical Report, RMRS-GTR-262. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO USA: 63p
Calkin D.E.; Thompson M.P.; Finney, M.A.; Hyde, K.D. 2011. A real-time risk assessment tool supporting wildland fire decisionmaking. Journal of Forestry 109(5):274-280
Finney, M.A.; McHugh, C.W.; Stratton, R.D.; Riley, K.L. 2011. A simulation of probabilistic wildfire risk components for the continental United States. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 25:973-1000
Thompson, M.P.; Calkin, D.E. 2011. Uncertainty and risk is wildland fire management: A review. Journal of Environmental Management 92(8):1895-1909
Thompson, M.P.; Calkin, D.E.; Finney, M.A.; Ager, A.A.; Gilbertson-Day, J.W. 2011. Integrated national-scale assessment of wildfire risk to human and ecological values. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 25:761-780
Thompson, M.P.; Calkin, D.E.; Gilbertson-Day, J.W.; Ager, A.A. 2011. Advancing effects analysis for integrated, large-scale wildfire risk assessment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 179:217-239
Thompson, M.P.; Helmbrecht, S.J.; Calkin, D.E. 2012. Integrated wildfire risk assessment: Framework development and application on the Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana, USA. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management doi: 10.1002/ieam.1365