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Cataloging Information
Topic(s):
Fuel Treatments & Effects
Fuels
Fuels
NRFSN number: 14953
FRAMES RCS number: 649
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Many managers and policy makers guided by the National Environmental Policy Act process want to understand the scientific principles on which they can base fuel treatments for reducing the size and severity of wildfires. These Forest Structure and Fire Hazard fact sheets discuss how to estimate fire hazard, how to visualize fuel treatments, and how the role of silviculture can help in managing forests to reduce crown fires.
Citation
O'Brian, Kelly. 2004. Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; forest structure and fire hazard fact sheet 1: forest structure and fire hazard overview. Research Note RMRS-RN-22-1-WWW. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.