Redefining the urban wildfire problem in the West

Kimiko Barrett; Dave E. Calkin; Jack D. Cohen; Mark A. Finney; Stephen Pyne; Stephen Quarles

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Redefining the urban wildfire problem in the West

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Authors:

Kimiko Barrett, Dave E. Calkin, Jack D. Cohen, Mark A. Finney, Stephen Pyne, Stephen Quarles

Year:

2024

Type:

Magazines or Trade Publications

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Headwaters Economics. 26 p. Online: https://headwaterseconomics.org/natural-hazards/redefining-the-urban-wildfire-problem-in-the-west/.

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Abstract

As wildfire risks increase, more homes are being damaged and communities impacted. Fortunately, decades of research and post-fire analysis have provided useful lessons for a new path forward. That path starts by redefining how we look at the wildfire threat to our homes and neighborhoods.

Keywords

wildfire, risks, communities

Citation

Barrett, Kimiko; Calkin, David; Cohen, Jack; Finney, Mark; Pyne, Stephen; Quarles, Stephen. 2024. Redefining the urban wildfire problem in the West. Spring 2024. Headwaters Economics. 26 p. Online: https://headwaterseconomics.org/natural-hazards/redefining-the-urban-wildfire-problem-in-the-west/.