Forest Fire Prevention Programs and Their Evaluation In U.S. Forest Service Region 8

G. Richard Wetherill

doi:10.2737/SO-RN-282

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Forest Fire Prevention Programs and Their Evaluation In U.S. Forest Service Region 8

Informally Refereed

Authors:

G. Richard Wetherill

Year:

1982

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SO-RN-282

Source:

Res. Note SO-282. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.

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Abstract

A telephone survey of all national forest ranger districts in Region 8 obtained data describing the status of forest fire prevention program evaluation. Out of the 396 programs being conducted on the 105 districts in the South, only one program had undergone any sort of systematic evaluation. Survey data indicate that ranger district prevention personnel are aware of the lack of evaluation methods, but are unsure how to go about evaluating a program without the sole reliance on fire occurrence statistics.

Keywords

survey, mass media programs, midrange programs, personal contact programs

Citation

Wetherill, G. Richard. 1982. Forest Fire Prevention Programs and Their Evaluation In U.S. Forest Service Region 8. Res. Note SO-282. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.