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Project ID: 01C-3-3-17

Year: 2003

Date Started: 07/29/2003

Date Completed: 05/30/2007

Title: Evaluation Communication Strategies and Local Partnerships: Methods for Reducing Fuels, Sharing Responsibility, and Building Trust

Project Proposal Abstract: This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of TFSP agency communication strategies and partnerships with local organizations for fuel reduction programs. Research will be at the community level where federal fire personnel have begun to work cooperatively with local jurisdictions and citizen groups to gain acceptance for agency programs and build joint responsibility for fire management activities. Specifically, we will 1) identify partnership arrangements and public outreach programs that hold promise as relatively new or innovative techniques; 2) establish cooperative relationships with agency personnel and local partners to allow for monitoring and evaluation of communication activities; 3) design and implement measures to assess program effectiveness and outcomes in each setting, including the components that lead to more successful communication among partners, that result in projects being completed on the ground, and those that build trust between agencies and their communities; 4) develop a model for implementing public communication strategies that meet management objectives, and 5) conduct an interactive workshop in each community to discuss findings and implications with fire management and outreach personnel and other project partners. Thus far, objectives l&2 are substantially developed (see accompanying letters from potential JSFP and community partners). Project design will include different outreach formats in fire-prone communities, input from federal and local cooperators to ensure that selected research variables are relevant and timely, and a triangulation of quantitative and qualitative research methods (surveys, focus groups, and interviews) that allow for data collection and comparisons across settings. Study findings will address Task I by evaluating the influences of demonstration sites on citizen understanding and acceptance of fuels management; Task 2 by assessing public judgments of fuel treatments and the impacts of communication and partnerships on support; and Task 3 by assessing the usefulness of various information sources, which elements make a difference in altering attitudes, and which gaps need to be filled for better communication among stakeholders.

Principal Investigator: Bruce A. Shindler

Agency/Organization: Oregon State University

Branch or Dept: Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society

Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Co-Principal Investigator	Eric L. Toman	Ohio State University	School of Environment & Natural Resources-Columbus
Federal Cooperator	Edward E. Starkey	USGS-Geological Survey	FRESC-Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Project Locations

Consortium

Alaska

Appalachian

California

Great Basin

Great Plains

Lake States

Oak Woodlands

Northern Rockies

Northwest

Pacific

South

Southern Rockies

Southwest

Tallgrass

There are no project locations identified for this project.

Project Deliverables

Final Report ("Results presented in JFSP Final Reports may not have been peer-reviewed and should be interpreted as tentative until published in a peer-reviewed source.")

	ID	Type	Title
	6771	Refereed Publication	Citizen-Agency Interactions in Planning and Decisionmaking After Large Fires
	5533	NonRefereed Publication	Post-Fire Communication: The Influence of Site Visits on Public Support

Supporting Documents

The following supporting documents are available for this project.

	Brief
	Project Summary

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