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Record: 168
Citation: Brown, T.C. and R.S. Boster. 1974. Effects of chaparral-to-grass conversion on wildfire suppression costs. USDA Forest Service, Research Paper RM-119.
Subject: economics
Vegetation type: Ponderosa Pine
Location: Beaver Creek watersheds
Abstract: Properly planned, carried out, and maintained chaparral-to-grass conversion should reduce the occurrence of large, expensive wildfires. Dollar values of 'fire benefits' were calculated for 141 convertible areas in Arizona's Salt-Verde Basin. The fire benefit, though not as high as water and forage benefits resulting from conversion, is an important addition to a benefit-cost analysis. While transference of dollar values to other areas is tenuous, the methodology is transferable and can be very useful planning tool.
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