Characterizing Wildfire Hazard and Risk in Mountain Pine Beetle-Affected Stands and How to Identify Those Characteristics at the Landscape-Scale

Authors

Robert W. Gray

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Fire Management Today

Publication Date

2013

Issue

4

Volume

72

First Page

25

Last Page

29

Abstract

The transformation of fuels resulting from the mountain pine beetle epidemic is unprecedented in its large geographic extent and the rapid pace of the transformation. This paper describes a proposed fire risk and hazard characterization system, as well as methodology for locating certain stand types on the landscape.

Recommended Citation

Gray, Robert W. 2013. Characterizing wildfire hazard and risk in mountain pine beetle-affected stands and how to identify those characteristics at the landscape-scale. Fire Management Today 72(4):25-29.