Status of wildland fire prevention evaluation in the United States.

Larry Doolittle; Linda R Donoghue

doi:10.2737/NC-RP-298

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Status of wildland fire prevention evaluation in the United States.

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Authors:

Larry Doolittle, Linda R Donoghue

Year:

1991

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-RP-298

Source:

Research Paper NC-298. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Presents findings of an assessment of the evaluation of wildland prevention efforts by all U.S. Wildland fire management agencies, and offers recommendations for improvements in prevention valuation techniques and procedures.

Keywords

fire prevention, evaluation, person-caused fire, telephone survey, mail survey, fire occurrence

Citation

Doolittle, Larry; Donoghue, Linda R. 1991. Status of wildland fire prevention evaluation in the United States. Research Paper NC-298. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station