Improving wildfire preparedness: Lessons from communities across the U.S.

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 188-197

  Jakes, Pamela ^a   Kruger, Linda ^b   Monroe, Martha ^c   Nelson, Kristen ^d   Sturtevant, Victoria ^e  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community preparedness; Fuels reduction; Mitigating risk; Rural communities; Wildfire risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547550514     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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