From: Forest Service fire management and the elusiveness of change
Dynamic | Fire as ecological process | Fire as risk to life, property, and resources |
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Consequences | Both desirable and undesirable effects | Negative effects; damages |
Language | Fire is a natural process | Catastrophic fire |
Goal | Restore | Protect |
Decisions and actions | Capitalize, leverage fire | Exclude, control, minimize fire |
Time horizon | Long-term (years, decades, centuries) | Near-term (hours, days, weeks) |