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David E. Calkin
Researcher at United States Forest Service
Publications - 99
Citations - 4298
David E. Calkin is an academic researcher from United States Forest Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wildfire suppression & Fire protection. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 88 publications receiving 3608 citations. Previous affiliations of David E. Calkin include United States Department of Agriculture & University of Montana.
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Objectives and considerations for wildland fuel treatment in forested ecosystems of the interior western United States
TL;DR: This article summarized objectives, methods, and expected outcomes of fuel treatments in forests of the Interior West, highlighted common misunderstandings and areas of disagreement, and synthesized relevant literature to establish a common ground for future discussion and planning.
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How risk management can prevent future wildfire disasters in the wildland-urban interface
TL;DR: It is suggested the need to reevaluate and restructure wildfire mitigation programs aimed at reducing residential losses from wildfire, and the principles of risk analysis are proposed to provide land management agencies, first responders, and affected communities the ability to reduce the potential for loss.
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Forest service large fire area burned and suppression expenditure trends, 1970-2002
TL;DR: This article examined data relating to emergency wildland fire suppression expenditures, number of fires, and acres burned and developed statistical models to estimate area burned using drought indices for the USDA Forest Service from 1970-2002.
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Negative consequences of positive feedbacks in US wildfire management
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the positive feedback loops that lead to demands for increasing suppression response while simultaneously increasing wildfire risk in the future and discuss the policy implementation that is straining the resilience of fire adapted ecosystems and the communities that reside in and adjacent to them.
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Integrated national-scale assessment of wildfire risk to human and ecological values
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a quantitative, geospatial wildfire risk assessment tool, developed in response to demands for improved risk-based decision frameworks, which is intended to facilitate monitoring trends in wildfire risk over time and to develop information useful in prioritizing fuels treatments and mitigation measures.