Wildfire risk 101

Sara H. Brown; Dave E. Calkin; Nehalem C. Clark; Natalie A. Cooper; Greg Dillon; Mark A. Finney; Signe Leirfallom; Christopher D. O'Connor; Tonja Opperman

Treesearch

Wildfire risk 101

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Sara H. Brown, Dave E. Calkin, Nehalem C. Clark, Natalie A. Cooper, Greg Dillon, Mark A. Finney, Signe Leirfallom, Christopher D. O'Connor, Tonja Opperman

Year:

2024

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use 101. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 12 p.

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Abstract

The word "risk" is often used informally to talk about feelings of danger or chances of loss. When communicating about wildfire risk, both inside the Forest Service and with the public and others, careful and intentional use of the term “risk” is more likely to increase shared understanding of all involved.

Keywords

wildfire, risk, community, planning

Citation

Brown, Sara; Calkin, Dave; Clark, Nehalem; Cooper, Natalie; Dillon, Greg; Finney, Mark; Leirfallom, Signe; O’Connor, Kit; Opperman, Tonja. 2024. Wildfire risk 101. Science You Can Use 101. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 12 p.