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Wildland fires are among nature’s most terrifying and dangerous events. At the same time, periodic wildland fires are a natural and beneficial part of the ecosystem in much of the country. Many species of flora and fauna rely on episodic wildfire as part of their regenerative cycle (see, e.g., Agee,...

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Hauptverfasser:	Edward G. Keating, Andrew R. Morral, Carter C. Price, Dulani Woods, Daniel M. Norton, Christina Panis, Evan Saltzman, Ricardo Sanchez
Format:	Buchkapitel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerospace engineering Aircraft Applied ecology Applied sciences Aviation Biological sciences Chemical compounds Chemicals Chemistry Disasters Ecology Ecosystem management Engineering Environmental management Fire breaks Fire ecology Fire engineering Fire fighting Fire management Fire suppression Fires Flame retardants Forest fires Forest management Forest service Health and wellness Health sciences Natural resource management Physical sciences Public health Retardants Wildfires Wildland firefighting
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Zusammenfassung:	Wildland fires are among nature’s most terrifying and dangerous events. At the same time, periodic wildland fires are a natural and beneficial part of the ecosystem in much of the country. Many species of flora and fauna rely on episodic wildfire as part of their regenerative cycle (see, e.g., Agee, 1989; Servis and Boucher, 1999). Nevertheless, because fires threaten property, public health, and forest resources, there is a strong interest in preventing and suppressing them. Policymakers therefore face difficult choices about how, whether, and to what extent to fight wildland fires that break out. There are several ways to contain