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Containing wildland fire costs: enhancing mitigation capacity
| Author: |
Fairbanks, F.; Burman, A.V.; Christopher, G. [and others] |
| Date: |
2004 |
| Periodical: |
Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Public Administration. 149 p. |
| Abstract: |
When Congress and the federal land management agencies asked the Academy to examine six large fires in 2002, we found that the best opportunity to protect the nation from catastrophic wildfire damage and loss of life was to reduce wildfire hazards before the fires ignite. When we examined the nation's readiness for hazard reduction, however, we found this capacity to be least developed. Most places we visited and studied had much lower levels of preparedness for hazard reduction than for wildfire suppression. Hazard reduction simply has not received the serious attention it requires. The extraordinary California wildfires raging in Fall 2003 reminded everyone of the importance and urgency of this work. In this report, the Academy Panel directing this study focuses on increasing the capacity of statewide and community-wide partnerships to strengthen, facilitate, and coordinate the activities of the many implementation organizations that have the responsibilities and powers to reduce wildfire hazards on wildlands and in communities. The number of these organizations is huge, and their roles are exceptionably diverse. |
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