Title:

Wildfire risks and values as identified by members of Oregon and Idaho Rangeland Fire Protection Associations

Author(s):

Davis, Emily Jane; Abrams, Jesse B.; Meacham, James E.; Steingisser, Alethea Y.

Publication Year:

2018

How to Cite:

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Davis, Emily Jane; Abrams, Jesse B.; Meacham, James E.; Steingisser, Alethea Y. 2018. Wildfire risks and values as identified by members of Oregon and Idaho Rangeland Fire Protection Associations. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0024

Abstract:

Point data were collected from key informants in southeastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho regarding perceptions of wildfire risks and values across local landscapes. Key informants included members of Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPA) and the Bureau of Land Management officials with whom they interact. Data were collected as part of a broader study on Rangeland Fire Protection Associations and their contributions to fire-adapted communities. This research was performed during 2015-2016 using a qualitative interview and mapping process with two case study RFPAs in Oregon (Crane and Jordan Valley) and two in Idaho (Owyhee and Mountain Home). Perspectives on RFPA and BLM values and risks were gathered across their respective landscapes by marking up paper. Questions guided them to indicate places perceived to be at high risk of wildfire, places where fire may be beneficial/destructive, and places important to the community to protect from wildfire. This data publication contains the non-confidential point data compiled from these efforts.

Keywords:

society; Environment and People; Partnerships; Fire; Fire suppression, pre-suppression; Joint Fire Science Program; JFSP; Rangeland Fire Protection Associations; RFPAs; rangelands; wildfire suppression; Bureau of Land Management; communities; adaption; Idaho; Oregon

Related publications:

• Davis, Emily Jane; Abrams, Jesse B.; Meacham, James E.; Steingisser, Alethea Y. Unpublished material. Fire-Adapted communities on the range alternative models of wildfire response. Joint Fire Science Final Report. Project ID: 14-2-01-29. February 2018 (included in data publication download). https://www.firescience.gov/projects/14-2-01-29/project/14-2-01-29_final_report.pdf

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