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Snag Hazards to Firefighters

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:

Snags continue to pose an ever-present hazard to responders, and recent increases in fire activity have resulted in an accumulation of these hazards across forested landscapes of the American West.

Developing tools to spatially quantify this hazard can help protect the fire management service as it strives to meet societal needs.

Read the brief here!

Posted by:
Gloria Edwards
Published on:
May 6, 2020

Categories: Publication, Research Brief/SynthesisTags: firefighter protection, firefighters, firefighting, GIS & Remote Sensing, tree mortality, wildfire

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