Fitch, Ryan A. and Kim, Yeon-Su and Waltz, Amy E.M. (2013) Issues in forest restoration: Forest restoration treatments: Their effect on wildland fire suppression costs. Other. NAU Ecological Restoration Institute.
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Abstract
We modeled the effects of proposed forest restoration treatments in Arizona's Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) on fire behavior characteristics and fire suppression costs. We found two significant factors that help explain total wildfire suppression costs: 1) distance from the wildfire to the wildland-urban interface and 2) the proportion of fires with high burn severity. Given our results, we estimate a range for wildland suppression costs at $706-$825 per acre for the current conditions of the 4FRI landscape. After the proposed forest restoration treatments, the suppression costs should be reduced to $287-$327 per acre for the same size fire.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Other) |
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| Keywords: | ERI Library, white paper, Issues in Forest Restoration, Wildfire, Ecological Restoration, Economics |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance S Agriculture > SD Forestry |
| NAU Depositing Author Academic Status: | Faculty/Staff |
| Department/Unit: | Research Centers > Ecological Restoration Institute The W.A. Franke College of Business |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2015 22:16 |
| URI: | http://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/1283 |
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