Wildland fuel treatments

Chad M. Hoffman; Brandon M. Collins; Michael A. Battaglia

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_83-1

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Wildland fuel treatments

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Authors:

Chad M. Hoffman, Brandon M. Collins, Michael A. Battaglia

Year:

2018

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_83-1

Source:

In: Manzello, S. L., ed. Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_83-1.

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Abstract

The purposeful use of any silvicultural method, including mechanical methods, managed wildfire, prescribed fire, or a combination of approaches, to intentionally alter the fuel complex in such a way as to modify fire behavior and thereby minimize the potential negative impacts of future wildfires on ecosystem goods and services, cultural resources, and human communities.

Keywords

fuel break, fuel hazard reduction treatments, fuel reduction treatment, hazardous fuel reduction treatment, shaded fuel break

Citation

Hoffman, Chad M.; Collins, Brandon; Battaglia, Mike. 2018. Wildland fuel treatments. In: Manzello, S. L., ed. Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_83-1.