Assessment of fuel break performance – fire risk, ecology, and economy

Project ID: L20AC00417

Federal Agency: Bureau of Land Management

Partner Institution: University of Idaho

Fiscal Year: 2020

Initial Funding: $409,298

Total Funding: $409,298

Principal Investigator: Strand, Eva

Agreement Technical Representative: Jenison, Becky

Abstract: Objective: Quantify how fuel breaks and fuel break systems affect short- and long-term risk from wildfire to firefighters, human communities, and cultural and natural resources.