On the need for inclusivity and diversity in the wildland fire professions

Karin Riley; Toddi Steelman; Diego R. Perez Salicrup; Sara H. Brown

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On the need for inclusivity and diversity in the wildland fire professions

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Authors:

Karin Riley, Toddi Steelman, Diego R. Perez Salicrup, Sara H. Brown

Year:

2020

Type:

Proceedings - Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Hood, Sharon M.; Drury, Stacy; Steelman, Toddi; Steffens, Ron, [eds.]. Proceedings of the Fire Continuum-Preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-78. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 2-7.

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Abstract

Inclusivity and diversity are being increasingly recognized as important factors in the production of scientific knowledge, not only for the sake of equal opportunity, but as necessary to the best quality research (e.g. Feliú-Mójer et al 2018; Poster 2018; Smith et al 2018). However, lack of diversity persists in many if not all scientific fields to varying degrees (e.g. Pérez 2018; Poster 2018), and affects various facets of research and education including the underrepresentation of women in leadership at universities (Smaglik 2018; Hamburg et al. 2018), in the peer-review process (Lerback 2017), and in publication in high-impact journals (Shen et al 2018; Woolston 2018).

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the Fire Continuum-Preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT

Keywords

wildland fire, planning, fuels management, inclusivity, diversity, woodland fire

Citation

Riley, Karin L.; Steelman, Toddi; Salicrup, Diego R. Perez; Brown, Sara. 2020. On the need for inclusivity and diversity in the wildland fire professions. In: Hood, Sharon M.; Drury, Stacy; Steelman, Toddi; Steffens, Ron, [eds.]. Proceedings of the Fire Continuum-Preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-78. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 2-7.