Timber net value and physical output changes following wildfire in the northern Rocky Mountains: estimates for specific fire situations

Patrick J. Flowers; Patricia B. Shinkle; Daria A. Cain; Thomas J. Mills

doi:10.2737/PSW-RP-179

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Timber net value and physical output changes following wildfire in the northern Rocky Mountains: estimates for specific fire situations

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Authors:

Patrick J. Flowers, Patricia B. Shinkle, Daria A. Cain, Thomas J. Mills

Year:

1985

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PSW-RP-179

Source:

Res. Pap. PSW-RP-179. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 32 p

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Abstract

In the last decade, the fire management program of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, has come under closer scrutiny because of ever-rising program costs. The Forest Service has responded by conducting several studies analyzing the economic efficiency of its fire management program. Some components of the analytical models have been difficult to develop, particularly changes in the net value and output of timber caused by wildfire.

Keywords

fire effects, economies-to-scale, fire size, timber management regime

Citation

Flowers, Patrick J.; Shinkle, Patricia B.; Cain, Daria A.; Mills, Thomas J. 1985. Timber net value and physical output changes following wildfire in the northern Rocky Mountains: estimates for specific fire situations. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-179. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 32 p.