Break-even point: Suppression-cost analyses in Montana weigh resource values as determined by tax records and available GIS data

Abstract

Over the past decade, an increase in larger wildland fires has converged with rapid growth in the wildland-urban interface. Suppression resources, including firefighters, equipment and money, are pressed to their limits. Attacking every fire with equal priority is not an-option, as some play an essential role in keeping forests healthy.

Citation

Calkin, David; Hyde, Kevin. 2004. Break-even point: Suppression-cost analyses in Montana weigh resource values as determined by tax records and available GIS data. Wildfire Magazine. Sept/Oct 2004: 14-21.