Federal wildfire policy that emphasizes suppression—a legacy of early-1900s forest management—has resulted in a paradox: accumulated fuels and larger, more severe wildfires. For communities to truly become fire-adapted, suppression efforts must be complemented with other preventative and mitigation measures.
Full article here: https://headwaterseconomics.org/natural-hazards/federal-wildfire-policy/
HeadWaters Economics, April 2020.
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