Regional Wildland Fire Risk Analysis Report Issued

Forests and Rangelands, a cooperative effort between the United States Department of the Interior, the United States Department of Agriculture, and their land management agencies, has been working to develop a National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. There are three Regional Strategy Committees for this initiative, and they have recently completed Risk Analysis Reports identifying strategies for addressing wildland fire management risk in their respective regions

The Risk Analysis Reports contain key elements that can be integrated into strategies for addressing the shared goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy: resilient landscapes, fire-adapted communities, and response to wildland fire. Each Regional Strategy Committee is comprised of representatives from federal, state, local, and tribal governments and non-governmental organizations with interests in wildland fire management.

The resulting Regional Risk Analysis Reports have been designed as practical decision support tools for wildland fire management agencies, non-governmental organizations, and local communities. The reports suggest how key options can be integrated into a strategy, and they includes examples of how to “braid” federal, state, local, and private interests; ideas on how projects and funds can be better aligned and leveraged; and profiles of success that have blended experience to build stronger collaborations

To access a copy of the Risk Analysis Report offered by the Northeast Regional Strategy Committee, please visit:

The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy: Northeast Regional Risk Analysis Report (November 2012)

Background information:

National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy

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