Wildland Fire Prevention: Today, Intuition--Tomorrow, Management

Albert J. Simard; Linda R. Donoghue

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Wildland Fire Prevention: Today, Intuition--Tomorrow, Management

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Authors:

Albert J. Simard, Linda R. Donoghue

Year:

1987

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: Davis, James B.; Martin, Robert E., technical coordinators. 1987. Proceedings of the Symposium on Wildland Fire 2000, April 27-30, 1987, South Lake Tahoe, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-101. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 187-198

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Abstract

Describes, from a historical perspective, methods used to characterize fire prevention problems and evaluate prevention programs and discusses past research efforts to bolster these analytical and management efforts. Highlights research on the sociological perspectives of the wildfire problem and on quantitative fire occurrence prediction and program evaluation systems. Focuses on current and future advances in fire prevention management due to research in four critical areas: modeling fire occurrence, measuring prevention effectiveness, measuring economic efficiency, and optimizing program mix.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the symposium on wildland fire 2000; April 27-30, 1987; South Lake Tahoe, California

Citation

Simard, Albert J.; Donoghue, Linda R. 1987. Wildland Fire Prevention: Today, Intuition--Tomorrow, Management. In: Davis, James B.; Martin, Robert E., technical coordinators. 1987. Proceedings of the Symposium on Wildland Fire 2000, April 27-30, 1987, South Lake Tahoe, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-101. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 187-198