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wildfire suppression

  • Wildland-Urban Interface: The Problem, Trends, & Solutions (slides)

    Wildland-Urban Interface: The Problem, Trends, & Solutions (slides)

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Slide show: The wildland-urban interface is growing and wildfires are causing cause more damage. Land use planning is an important solution. Read more

  • Wildfire Risk Report for every U.S. community

    Wildfire Risk Report for every U.S. community

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    A new report in our Economic Profile System provides community-level data about wildfire hazard and potentially vulnerable populations. Read more

  • Wildfire and Vulnerable Populations: Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee

    Wildfire and Vulnerable Populations: Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Testimony on wildfires and vulnerable populations to a forum before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Read more

  • Federal wildfire policy and the legacy of suppression

    Federal wildfire policy and the legacy of suppression

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Federal wildfire policy that emphasizes suppression—a legacy of early-1900s forest management—has resulted in a paradox: accumulated fuels and larger, more severe wildfires. Read more

  • Preparing for wildfires during a pandemic

    Preparing for wildfires during a pandemic

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Managing wildfires during a pandemic will test the capacity of our first responders, but individual homeowners can take steps now to reduce wildfire risks. Read more

  • The Rising Cost of Wildfire Protection

    The Rising Cost of Wildfire Protection

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    This report describes how the protection of homes in the Wildland-Urban Interface has added to wildfire costs and concludes with a discussion of solutions that may help control escalating risks and expenses. Read more

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