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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 Station and Oregon State University scientists have assessed cross-boundary wildfire exposure in the western United States by mapping potential fire transmission among public and private lands, and identifying areas where ignitions are most likely to expose communities to wildfire.

Read the brief and full report here!

Posted by:
Gloria Edwards
Published on:
May 7, 2020

Categories: Publication, Research Brief/Synthesis, Technical ReportTags: Community Exposure, fire on private land, fuel loading, mapping, private lands, public land, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, wildfire risk assessment, wildfire simulations, wildland urban interface, WUI

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