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09-1-05-2
2009
10/01/2009
11/22/2013
Consequences of Alternative Response Strategies to Wildland Fires in the Northern Rockies and Southwest in 2007 and 2008
This proposal addresses JFSP project announcement FA-FRA09-001, task statement E. Trade-off assessments of AMR decisions. The proposed project will evaluate the consequences of alternative responses to 2007 and 2008 wildland fires. We will characterize the consequences of strategies that were actually implemented and contrast those with what could have happened had alternative strategies and tactics been used. Consequences will be characterized in terms of long-term effects on fuel loads, future fire behavior, how alternative responses affect the achievement of different land management objectives, and incident management costs. In an effort to broaden the applicability of our results about the factors that influence contrasting outcomes, we evaluate multiple fires from different geographic regions.
Carol L. Miller
Forest Service
RMRS-Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

Other Project Collaborators

Other Project Collaborators

Type

Name

Agency/Organization

Branch or Dept

Co-Principal Investigator

Seth A. Carbonari

Forest Service

Flathead NF-Spotted Bear Ranger District

Federal Cooperator

Carol L. Miller

Forest Service

RMRS-Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

Federal Fiscal Representative

Susan T. Major

Forest Service

RMRS-Rocky Mountain Research Station

Project Locations

Project Locations

Fire Science Exchange Network

Southwest

Northern Rockies

Level

State

Agency

Unit

STATE

MT

FS

ALL

STATE

NM

FS

Gila National Forest

STATE

ID

FS

Clearwater National Forest

Final Report

Project Deliverables

Title
 
Journal of ForestryView
A use of risk analysis to support wilderness fire decisionsView
Escape probability: an alternative risk metric to support & evaluate wilderness fire mgmt decisionsView

Supporting Documents