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Easing Prescribed Fire Liability Laws Increases its Use as a Management Tool

2020 Research Brief

Description

A comparison study of different liability laws shows how gross negligence coupled with some key additional regulations would likely result in prescribed fire being more available to managers while also providing safety assurance to the public.


Author

This brief was written by Hunter Noble, Stacey Grederick, and Rob York and produced by the CFSC.

Additional Information

 Wonkka, Carissa & Rogers, William & Kreuter, Urs. (2015). Legal barriers to effective ecosystem management: Exploring linkages between liability, regulations, and prescribed fire. Ecological Applications. 10.1890/14-1791.1.