Forest service large fire area burned and suppression expenditure trends, 1970-2002

Extreme fire seasons in recent years and associated high suppression expenditures have brought about a chorus of calls for reform of federal firefighting structure and policy. Given the political nature of the topic, a critical review of past trends in area burned, size of fires, and suppression exp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of forestry 2005-06, Vol.103 (4), p.179-183
Hauptverfasser:	Calkin, D.E, Gebert, K.M, Jones, J.G, Neilson, R.P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	area burned costs and returns drought dry environmental conditions emergency fire suppression expenditures environmental factors fire fighting Fire prevention Forest & brush fires Government spending history Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) statistical models Studies Trends USDA Forest Service Weather wildfires wildland fire management
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Zusammenfassung:	Extreme fire seasons in recent years and associated high suppression expenditures have brought about a chorus of calls for reform of federal firefighting structure and policy. Given the political nature of the topic, a critical review of past trends in area burned, size of fires, and suppression expenditures is warranted. We examined data relating to emergency wildland fire suppression expenditures, number of fires, and acres burned and developed statistical models to estimate area burned using drought indices for the USDA Forest Service from 1970-2002. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:	0022-1201 1938-3746
DOI:	10.1093/jof/103.4.179