Lessons from the 2003 wildfires in southern California
Journal of Forestry
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Abstract
The Southern California fires of late Oct. 2003 burned 742,000 ac and destroyed 3,361 homes and 26 lives. Factors leading up to this event were very different between forests, which comprised about 5% of the area burned, and shrublands. Three lessons are (1) although these fires were massive, they were not unprecedented, and future fires of this magnitude are to be expected; (2) the current fire management policy is not effective at preventing these massive fires; and (3) future developments need to plan for these natural fire events much the same way we currently incorporate engineering solutions to earthquakes and other natural catastrophes.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Lessons from the 2003 wildfires in southern California |
| Series title | Journal of Forestry |
| DOI | 10.1093/jof/102.7.26 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford Academic |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 26 |
| Last page | 31 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
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