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Changes in potential wildland fire suppression costs due to restoration treatments in Northern Arizona Ponderosa pine forests

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  • Fitch, Ryan A.
  • Kim, Yeon Su
  • Waltz, Amy E.M.
  • Crouse, Joe E.

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Wildfire suppression costs have been increasing since the early 1970's. With growing concern over wildfire suppression costs, our analysis addresses restoration treatment effectiveness in reducing wildfire suppression costs. We examine past fires across the Northern Arizona landscape to determine fire behavior characteristics that are significant in predicting wildfire suppression costs and capable of being modeled in fire simulations prior to wildfire events. We find burn severity metrics to be significant in predicting wildfire suppression costs. Three proposed treatment alternatives for the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4-FRI) are analyzed to determine treatment effectiveness and policy implications in reducing burn severity metrics and wildfire suppression costs. The more aggressive treatments are more effective in reducing wildfire suppression costs except in the case of sever wind and weather events.

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  • Fitch, Ryan A. & Kim, Yeon Su & Waltz, Amy E.M. & Crouse, Joe E., 2018. "Changes in potential wildland fire suppression costs due to restoration treatments in Northern Arizona Ponderosa pine forests," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 101-114.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:forpol:v:87:y:2018:i:c:p:101-114
    DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.11.006
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    1. Adrienne B. Soder & Julie M. Mueller & Abraham E. Springer & Katelyn E. LaPine, 2022. "Geospatial Analysis of Nonmarket Values to Prioritize Forest Restoration," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-13, August.
    2. Massimiliano Agovino & Massimiliano Cerciello & Aniello Ferraro & Antonio Garofalo, 2021. "Spatial analysis of wildfire incidence in the USA: the role of climatic spillovers," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(4), pages 6084-6105, April.
    3. Hjerpe, Evan E. & Colavito, Melanie M. & Waltz, Amy E.M. & Meador, Andrew Sánchez, 2024. "Return on investments in restoration and fuel treatments in frequent-fire forests of the American west: A meta-analysis," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 223(C).
    4. Fitch, Ryan A. & Kim, Yeon Su, 2018. "Incorporating Ecosystem Health and Fire Resilience Within the Unified Economic Model of Fire Program Analysis," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 98-104.

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