Wildfire Fuels and Fuel Reduction

Bracmort, Kelsi

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Fire prevention;    Emergency management;    Fuel;    Biomass energy;   

RP-ID  :  R40811
RP-ID  :  R40811_2013May13

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report examines wildfire biomass fuels. It discusses fuel characteristics and their relation to wildfire intensity and spread, and includes a description of actions proposed to reduce biomass fuel levels, their effectiveness for protecting property and resources from wildfires, and their impacts on other resource values. It concludes with an examination of the federal authorities for fuel reduction activities on federal and non-federal lands, together with data on the funding provided under each of these authorities.