Wildfire

Citation

(2002), "Wildfire", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 11 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2002.07311eae.007

Wildfire

Burning Questions: A Social Science Research Plan for Federal Wildland Fire Management

Report to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group2002260 pp.

For a copy, contact Sheila Williams, National Interagency Fire Center; (208)-387-5203; E-mail: Sheila_Williams@nps.gov

Understanding the relationship between people and wildland fire is crucial to how federal agencies respond, and, according to this research, an expanded program of social science research is needed for an accurate and comprehensive understanding. Burning Questions presents an interagency social science research plan for wildland fire management, commissioned by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, which includes representatives from the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the US Forest Service, and the National Park Service. The plan covers evaluation of the harmful and beneficial effects of fire; social science research in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, psychology, political science, and sociology; and interdisciplinary research. The three key elements of the plan are policy analysis, literature review, and needs assessment.

Mapping Wildfire Hazards and Risks

R. Neil Sampson, R. Dwight Atkinson and Joe W. LewisJournal of Sustainable Forestry, Vol. 11$59.95 hardbound; $39.95, paperback

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(Adapted from Natural Hazards Observer, July 2002).