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Policy Reforms for Prescribed Fire Liability Relief and Catastrophe Funds

2022 Research Brief

Description

This paper argues that the expansion of prescribed fire will require new public policies that both protect burn practitioners from liability and compensate for losses from potential fire escapes.


Author

This brief was written by Amber Lennon, Robert York, and Lenya Quinn-Davidson.

Contact

For more information, contact amberrlennon@berkeley.edu, ryork@berkeley.edu, and lquinndavidson@ucanr.edu 

 

 

Additional Information

Varner, J.M., J.K. Hiers, S.B. Wheeler, J. McGuire, L. Quinn‐Davidson, W.E. Palmer, and L. Fowler. 2021. Increasing Pace and Scale of Prescribed Fire via Catastrophe Funds for Liability Relief. Fire 77(4).