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Author(s):
Ross Gorte
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Topic(s):
Fire Policy & Law
Fire & Economics
Wildland Urban Interface

NRFSN number: 12409
FRAMES RCS number: 16372
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Headwaters Economics produced this report to better understand and address why wildfires are becoming more severe and expensive. The report also describes how the protection of homes in the Wildland-Urban Interface has added to these costs and concludes with a brief discussion of solutions that may help control escalating costs. Headwaters Economics is making a long-term commitment to better understanding these issues.

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Gorte, Ross. 2013. The rising cost of wildfire protection. Bozeman, MT: Headwaters Economics. 15 p.

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