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Co-managing wildfire suppression in southwestern Utah
(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2020) Davis, Emily Jane; McAvoy, Darren J.
In a given area, there are commonly multiple agencies that manage wildfire suppression on different jurisdictions. These agencies can face divergent or even competing missions and mandates, yet must also address the cross-boundary nature of managing wildfire risk. Therefore, how can they more effectively co-manage fire suppression? Co-management in this context refers to communication, coordination, and collaboration between entities for meaningful collective action that shares the resources, costs, and burdens of managing fire risk. We examine factors that facilitated and limited co-management in a case study in southwestern Utah.