Abstract: The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, defines success in the wildland fire response environment as “safely …
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Great Basin Fact Sheet: Information and Tools to Conserve and Restore Great Basin Ecosystems
Overview: Land managers are responsible for developing effective strategies for conserving and restoring Great Basin ecosystems in …
Reducing Wildfire Risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Policy, Trends, and Solutions
Increasing home development in wildfire-prone areas, coupled with climate change, are exacerbating wildfire risks to many …
Land use planning can reduce wildfire risk to homes and communities
Wildfire risk to people and homes is increasing. While climate change and decades of fuel buildup have exacerbated wildfires, …
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Wildfires Know No Boundaries
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:For the first time, U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research …
Wildfire triage: Targeting mitigation based on social, economic, and ecological values
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Evaluating the risks of wildfire relative to the valuable resources found in any managed …
Wildland fire: Nature’s fuel treatment
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Every year wildland fires affect much more acreage in the United States compared to …
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A world in pixels: How new research is helping to predict probability of high-severity fire
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:A new paper by Sean Parks, a research ecologist with the Rocky Mountain Research Station …