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  • Northern California, Homes, and Cost of Wildfires

    Northern California, Homes, and Cost of Wildfires

    Patricia Hernandez

    This Headwaters Economics study analyzes the impact of housing and climate on the costs of fighting forest fires in the twelve national forests of the Sierra Nevada. Read more

  • Missoula County Homes at Risk in Flood and Wildfire Areas

    Missoula County Homes at Risk in Flood and Wildfire Areas

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    These two slideshows and related information use Missoula County and Western Montana to show how many homes have been built in flood and wildfire hazard areas, which are vulnerable to larger and more frequent floods and fires. Read more

  • CPAW Communities

    Kelly Pohl

    The Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire program works with many communities across the U.S. Read more

  • Montana Wildfire Cost Study- Technical Report

    Montana Wildfire Cost Study- Technical Report

    Chris Mehl

    This report examines how residential development adds to the costs of fighting wildfires, using Montana as a case study. Read more

  • Wildfires: Development and Temperature Impact Cost and Safety

    Wildfires: Development and Temperature Impact Cost and Safety

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    Headwaters Economics has studied wildfires across the West, analyzing how more homes near forests and increasing temperatures will significantly increase future costs and safety risks. Read more

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