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A Century of Wildland Fire Research Contributions to Long-term Approaches for Wildland Fire Management: Proceedings of a Workshop (2017) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 85-86

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... Fuels treatment Any measurable procedure taken to lower the risk of wildfires by managing vegetation to reduce hazardous fuels. Example actions include prescribed burning and mechanical thinning of forests.
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... Wildland fire A general term describing any nonstructure fire that occurs in wildland areas and burns natural fuels, such as trees and grass. Wildland–urban interface A zone where structures and other human developments meet and intermingle with undeveloped wildland.
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  • management tool
  • burned habitat
  • natural fuels
  • include prescribed

  • specific objectives
  • regular intervals
  • managing vegetation
  • burns natural
  • nonstructure fire

  • hazardous fuels
  • managed wildfire
  • term describing
  • habitat patches
  • reduce hazardous

  • light burning
  • wildland fires
  • prescribed burning
  • includes fire
  • mechanical thinning

  • unplanned wildfire
  • human developments
  • fire frequency
  • developments meet
  • undeveloped wildland

  • livelihood objectives
  • fire characteristics
  • fire regime
  • actions include
  • firefighting effort


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