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Author(s):
Theresa B. Jain, Sharon M. Hood, Shawn T. McKinney, Jeffrey Ott, Alexandra K. Urza, J. Morgan Varner, Ilana L. Abrahamson, Nathaniel Anderson, Michael A. Battaglia, Jeanne C. Chambers, Brice B. Hanberry, Francis F. Kilkenny, Joseph J. O'Brien
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Hot Topic(s):
Fuel Treatment Effectiveness
Topic(s):
Fuel Treatments & Effects

NRFSN number: 25934
FRAMES RCS number: 67865
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By all measures, wildfires in the western United States are becoming more extreme. Fires are growing larger and burning more intensely, and suppression costs are spiraling upward. Maximizing the effectiveness of fuel treatments at the landscape scale is key given limited resources and the inability to treat all areas likely to burn in a wildfire.

Citation

ain, Theresa; Hood, Sharon; McKinney, Shawn; Ott, Jeffrey; Urza, Alexandra; Varner, Morgan; Abrahamson, Ilana; Anderson, Nathaniel; Battaglia, Mike; Chambers, Jeanne; Hanberry, Brice; Kilkenny, Francis; O Brien, Joseph. 2023. Can fuel treatments change how a wildfire burns across a landscape Science You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 59. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 11 p.