Given the Congressional request, the Academy Panel focused on why wildfire suppression costs are increasing and what could be done to contain them. The Panel began its work by examining the cost-related decision-making on six large fires that burned in the summer of 2001.
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View ReportThe Panel concluded that some improvements are being made in the cost-effectiveness of the federal wildland fire programs, but also stated it is time for a more strategic approach.