Drivers of wildfire suppression costs : a review
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Date
2016
Authors
Ellison, Autumn
Moseley, Cassandra
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Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
Abstract
As federal spending on wildland fire suppression has increased dramatically in recent decades, significant
policymaking has been designed, at least in part, to address and temper rising costs. Effective
strategies for controlling public spending and leveraging limited wildfire management resources
depend on a comprehensive understanding of the drivers of suppression costs. Problematically, frequently
noted drivers often do not explain variability between similar wildfires or comparable wildfire seasons.
As speculation and scrutiny around rising costs have increased, so too have scholarly investigations into
a variety of influences on suppression costs. This review gathered and synthesized recent literature that
examines how different variables affect wildfire suppression costs in order to present a more complete
understanding of what is known and not known about what drives suppression costs.
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2 pages