Modeling fuel treatment impacts on fire suppression cost savings: A review

High up-front costs and uncertain return on investment make it difficult for land managers to economically justify large-scale fuel treatments, which remove trees and other vegetation to improve conditions for fire control, reduce the likelihood of ignition, or reduce pote...

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Main Authors: Matthew P. Thompson, Nathaniel M. Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2015-07-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v069n03p164