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Author(s):
Eric Toman, Melanie Stidham, Bruce A. Shindler, Sarah M. McCaffrey
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Topic(s):
Fire Communication & Education
Public Perspectives of Fire Management
Wildland Urban Interface

NRFSN number: 11452
FRAMES RCS number: 10356
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Wildland fires and resulting effects have increased in recent years. Efforts are under way nationwide to proactively manage vegetative conditions to reduce the threat of wildland fires. Public support is critical to the successful implementation of fuels reduction programs, particularly at the wildland-urban interface. This study examines public acceptance of fuels treatments and influencing factors in five neighbourhoods in Oregon and Utah located adjacent to public lands. Support for treatment use was high across locations. Findings suggest citizen trust in agency managers to successfully implement treatment activities is particularly influential on treatment acceptance. Thus, building and maintaining trust with local citizens is an essential element in the successful implementation of fuel management programs.

Citation

Toman, Eric; Stidham, Melanie; Shindler, Bruce; McCaffrey, Sarah. 2011. Reducing fuels in the wildland-urban interface: community perceptions of agency fuels treatments. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 20(3): 340-349.

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