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Fire Communication & Education
Public Perspectives of Fire Management
Public Perspectives of Fire Management
NRFSN number: 15182
FRAMES RCS number: 7688
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This article discusses social considerations with respect to public wildland forest fire policy. Social attitudes, beliefs and behavioral intentions of wildland fire are described as well as the public's knowledge of the effects of fire. This study details these social issues with regards to the 'let burn' policy and the 1988 fires in Yellowstone National Park.
Citation
Manfredo, Michael J.; Fishbein, Martin; Hass, Glenn E.; Watson, Alan E. 1990. Attitudes Toward Prescribed Fire Policies. Journal of Forestry. 88(7): 19-23.