Decision making for wildfires : a guide for applying a risk management process at the incident level / Mary A. Taber, Lisa M. Elenz, Paul G. Langowski.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Taber, Mary A., author.

Elenz, Lisa M., author.

Langowski, Paul G., author.

Contributor:

Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.), issuing body.

Series:

General technical report RMRS ; 298.

General technical report RMRS ; 298

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildfire risk--United States--Management.

Wildfire risk.

Wildfires--United States--Prevention and control--Decision making.

Wildfires.

United States.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (59 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Fort Collins, CO : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, June 2013.

Summary:

This publication focuses on the thought processes and considerations surrounding a risk management process for decision making on wildfires. The publication introduces a six element risk management cycle designed to encourage sound risk-informed decision making in accordance with Federal wildland fire policy, although the process is equally applicable to non-Federal fire managers and partners. The process describes the assessment and control of identified risks, the analysis of benefits and costs, and the risk decision at multiple scales. Decision makers can apply principles from this publication to specific decision documentation structures such as the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) or other wildland fire decision documentation systems.

Notes:

Title from Web page (viewed on Jan. 29, 2014).

"June 2013."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).

OCLC:

869397194