Fire Management Policy in the National Forests--A New Era
- 1 November 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Forestry
- Vol. 77 (11) , 723-725
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/77.11.723
Abstract
The policy for dealing with fires on National Forest System lands was changed in 1977, in essence from control to management. The change was based on the knowledge and understanding that fire can result in a positive effect on wildland resources. Land managers were directed to provide well-planned fire protection and fire use programs that, in execution, would be cost-effective and responsive to land- and resource-management goals and objectives. After one year of implementation, the net effects of the new policy appear to be positive in terms of both economic and resource values.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: