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Acceptability norms toward fire management in three national forests
Norm theory offers a paradigm for understanding why the public judges management actions acceptable or unacceptable. This study assesses normative beliefs about acceptable wildland fire management. The acceptability of three fire management actions…
Author(s): Katie Kneeshaw, Jerry J. Vaske, Alan D. Bright, James D. Absher
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Tongue-tied: Confused meanings for common fire terminology can lead to fuels mismanagement
The ineffective and inconsistent use of terminology among fire managers, scientists, resource managers and the public is a constant problem in resource management. In fire management and fire science, the terms fire severity, burn severity and fire…
Author(s): Theresa B. Jain, Russell T. Graham, David S. Pilliod
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Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; social issues fact sheet 4: three critical topics to cover when talking about hazards
The amount of science applicable to the management of wildfire hazards is increasing daily. In addition, the attitudes of landowners and policymakers about fire and fuels management are changing. This fact sheet discusses three critical keys to…
Author(s): Dennis Mileti
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Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; social issues fact sheet 3: developing personal responsibility for fuels reduction: more ways to catch and hold people's attention
Other fact sheets discuss the different types of information that are useful in explaining to property owners the importance of taking personal responsibility for fuels management on their land. However, for some property owners, new information is…
Author(s): Martha C. Monroe, Lisa Pennisi
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Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; social issues fact sheet 2: developing personal responsibility for fuels reduction: types of information to encourage proactive behavior
Fuels management responsibilities may include providing local property owners with the information for taking responsibility for reducing fuels on their land. This fact sheet discusses three different types of information that may be useful in…
Author(s): Martha C. Monroe, Lisa Pennisi
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Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; social issues fact sheet 1: developing personal responsibility for fuels reduction: building a successful program to engage property owners
In the course of work as a land manager, you will no doubt be involved in developing programs to achieve various objectives, including the improvement of fuels management on private lands. This fact sheet describes six steps that will help you plan…
Author(s): Martha C. Monroe, Lisa Pennisi
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Blue mountain nature trail: a fire story
In 2003, on Black Mountain just to the northwest, lightning ignited a wildfire that eventually burned across 7,000 acres ending here at the Blue Mountain Nature Trail. Because of this event, we have a unique chance to observe close-up how fire…
Author(s): U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
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Red Lodge, Montana: steps to improve community preparedness for wildfire
This is a government publication outlining the steps to wildfire preparedness in Red Lodge, MT. The key features include homeowners' associations, which lead in fuel reduction around properties; USFS recreation residences, which conduct fuel…
Author(s): Victoria Sturtevant, Linda E. Kruger
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FireWorks educational program and its effectiveness
FireWorks is an educational program that provides interactive, hands-on activities for studying fire behavior, fire ecology, and human influences on three fire-dependent forest types-ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), interior lodgepolepine (P.…
Author(s): Jane Kapler Smith, Nancy E. McMurray
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