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Federal wildfire policy and the legacy of suppression

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.

Posted by:
Gloria Edwards
Published on:
June 10, 2020

Categories: Article/Book/Chapter, Highlights, Research Brief/SynthesisTags: community planning, Fire History, fire policy, firefighting, forest fire, forest policy, forest resiliency, fuels availability, fuels management, hazard mitigation, land use planning, wildfire, wildfire policy, wildfire suppression

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