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Topic(s):
Fire & Economics
Fuels
Fuel Treatments & Effects
Prescribed Fire-use treatments
Fuels
Fuel Treatments & Effects
Prescribed Fire-use treatments
NRFSN number: 14941
FRAMES RCS number: 632
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Although the use of prescribed fire as a management tool is widespread, there is great variability and uncertainty in the treatment costs. Given specific site variables and management objectives, how much will it cost to use prescribed fire? This paper describes the FASTRACS database, a tool that has been developed to aid managers in addressing this question.
Citation
Donovan, Geoffrey H. 2004. Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; economic uses fact sheet 8: prescribed fire costs. Research Note RMRS-RN-20-8-WWW. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.
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