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Once Burned
Even
as wildfire ravaged millions of acres of forest and rangelands
throughout the West during summer 2000, Montana State helped
400 landowners begin the recovery process. Multi-agency  workshops
explained the effects of the disaster and how to conduct restoration
treatments. In Nevada, the “Living With Fire” tabloid,
explaining defensible space techniques, was circulated in newspapers
in 11 states. Researchers developed 72 wildfire-rating maps on various
vegetation types to assist firefighters. Nevada’s first Fire Forum
sparked a Fire Safe Council to help communities reduce loss of lives
and property. Idaho and Colorado State foresters
found that interest in fire protection workshops heated up during the
serious wildfire season. Workshops in northern Idaho offered practical
ways to lessen wildfire danger. Small acreage landowners in Colorado
were helped with information on how to live in forested areas by
trimming vegetation, thinning trees, and ensuring that firefighters
can reach the property.
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