Heads up in a dead forest: Using the Snag Hazard map to support safety and strategic planning for fire responders

Karin Riley; Christopher D. O'Connor

Treesearch

Heads up in a dead forest: Using the Snag Hazard map to support safety and strategic planning for fire responders

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Karin Riley, Christopher D. O'Connor

Year:

2023

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), January 2023. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

Download (PDF 793 KB)

Download (PDF 793 KB): https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/65917.pdf

Abstract

Falling trees and tree fragments are one of the top five leading causes of fatalities for wildland fire responders. Wildfires - along with insect infestations, drought, disease, and other disturbances - have increased dead and dying trees in forests across the western United States.

Keywords

Snag Hazard map, falling trees, tree fragments, wildfire, fire management

Citation

Riley, Karin; O’Connor, Kit. 2023. Heads up in a dead forest: Using the Snag Hazard map to support safety and strategic planning for fire responders. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), January 2023. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.