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What is at Stake? Definition and Background. Unplanned wildland fires (wildfires) impact tens of millions of acres annually around the world. Wildfires burn homes, damage infrastructure and natural resources, kill and in
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Quincy / Boise / /

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America / North America / /

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United States / /

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Man-Made Disaster / Natural Disaster / /

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National Interagency Fire Center / /

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fuel management / improved decision support tools / transportation / land-use decision-making tool / energy infrastructure / technology interagency implementation actions / decision support systems / fire management / observation systems / resource management / physical infrastructure / decision support tools / computing / hazard mitigation strategies and technologies / real-time decision support tools / building materials / damage infrastructure / multi-hazard risk communication systems / moderateresolution satellite data / /

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National Fire Protection Association / Technology Council’s Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction / National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction / National Interagency Fire Center / SC AL / /

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Massachusetts / Idaho / /

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remote sensing / 3-D / /

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