Fighting fire with education: What is the best way to reach out to homeowners?

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 12-19

  McCaffrey, Sarah M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Public perception; Wildfire; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FIRES; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

FIGHTING FIRE; MAIL SURVEY; WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNICATION; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; WILDFIRE;

INCLINE VILLAGE; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242783233     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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