Year:
2006
Publication type:
Scientific Journal (JRNL)
Primary Station(s):
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Source:
Fire Management Today. 66(4):50-56.
Description
Meeting national goals for hazardous fuels reduction and ecosystem restoration would be difficult - if not impossible - without utilizing prescribed fire. Suspension of prescribed fire programs, as often happens following an escape, limits Federal capacity to meet programmatic, social, and ecological goals.
Citation
Dether, Deirdre; Black, Anne. 2006. Learning from escaped prescribed fires - lessons for high reliability. Fire Management Today. 66(4):50-56.