Factors influencing flood risk mitigation after wildfire: Insights for individual and collective action after the 2010 Schultz Fire

Burnett, Jack T.; Edgeley, Catrin M.

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103791

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“…Apart from that, the embung development program was also discussed as an effort to improve agriculture in fire-prone areas. This is in line with Burnett's research on flood risk mitigation after wildfire (Burnett & Edgeley, 2023).…”

Section: Government Entrepreneurs Ngos and Communities Interventionssupporting

confidence: 87%

Analyzing Forest and Land Fire Disaster Prevention Programs in Riau, Indonesia

Fadhillah,

Glorino Rumambo Pandin,

Koesbardiati

2023

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In Indonesia, forest and land fires are natural disasters that often occur every year, especially during the dry season. To overcome this, the government, non-governmental organizations, business actors and the community are carrying out programs to handle a paradigm shift in the disaster management model from responsive to more preventive in order to reduce it by emphasizing disaster risk reduction efforts and active involvement. The aim of this research is to examine government, company and non-governmental organization intervention programs related to preventing forest and land fire disasters. Qualitative research methods are used to explore sources of information in answering research questions. Data collection uses open interviews and observations as well as Forum Group Discussions regarding strategic intervention designs carried out by local governments, non-governmental organizations, and local communities. The research results show that the forest and land fire prevention model require a sustainable intervention program. The intervention carried out by the provincial government and local government involves all elements of society, including entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations, fire care communities, farmer groups and the community itself. The results achieved within three years were a reduction in the incidence of forest and land fires.

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Section: Government Entrepreneurs Ngos and Communities Interventionssupporting

confidence: 87%

Analyzing Forest and Land Fire Disaster Prevention Programs in Riau, Indonesia

Fadhillah,

Glorino Rumambo Pandin,

Koesbardiati

2023

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“…Thus, there is a benefit to waiting for 3-5 years after a fire to understand the full costs of a single event. Additionally, by surveying affected residents a second time and after a decade, it was clear that household costs associated with the Schultz Fire continued to occur; additional analysis of survey data indicates that those engaged in collective action to address flood risk might have higher expenditures (Burnett and Edgeley 2023). Costs associated with household repairs and fire preparation continued to accumulate a decade later, though at a decreasing rate.…”

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Measuring the long-term costs of uncharacteristic wildfire: a case study of the 2010 Schultz Fire in Northern Arizona

Hjerpe,

Colavito,

Edgeley

et al. 2023

Int. J. Wildland Fire

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Background Wildfires often have long-lasting costs that are difficult to document and are rarely captured in full. Aims We provide an example for measuring the full costs of a single wildfire over time, using a case study from the 2010 Schultz Fire near Flagstaff, Arizona, to enhance our understanding of the long-term costs of uncharacteristic wildfire. Methods We conducted a partial remeasurement of a 2013 study on the costs of the Schultz Fire by updating government and utility expenditures, conducting a survey of affected homeowners, estimating costs to ecosystem services and updating costs to real 2021 US dollars. Key results Costs associated with the Schultz Fire continued to accrue over 10 years, particularly those associated with post-wildfire flooding, totalling between US$109 and US$114 million. Suppression costs represented only 10% of total costs. Conclusions This study is the first of its kind to include a remeasurement of wildfire costs and to provide a long-term assessment of the same wildfire over a 10-year period. Implications Our results and lessons learned can help standardise approaches for full cost accounting of wildfire and illuminate the breadth of typically latent and indirect economic costs of wildfire such as post-wildfire flooding.

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“…These efforts found that the novelty of destructive fire more readily produced policy and behavioural change in landscapes where fire was infrequent compared with landscapes where fire was commonplace (Cohn et al 2008;Mockrin et al 2018). Few studies explore resident engagement in mitigation following cascading hazards such as low air quality caused by smoke and post-fire flooding, although initial research into the latter suggests connectivity between individual and collective actions can be leveraged to increase engagement (Burnett and Edgeley 2023). Institutional roles in resident mitigation have been increasingly documented, including the influence of real estate and planning professionals on resident risk perceptions, the presence and absence of homeowners' associations or other community organisational structures like Firewise committees and WUI groups, and use of ordinances or regulations (Steelman 2008;Collins 2008a;Bihari et al 2012;Steffey et al 2020).…”

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“…Recent research has shifted to explore adaptation efforts that emerge during the recovery process. These include exploration of land use planning and development policies as a tool for post-fire adaptation, which uncovered significant variation in support and perceived feasibility among Southwestern study fires (Mockrin et al 2018(Mockrin et al , 2020, and examination of property-level efforts to address post-fire flood risk that found connections between engagement in individual and collective actions (Burnett and Edgeley 2023). Many recent impactful, record-breaking Southwestern wildfires have received little attention in the social science literature.…”

Section: Recoverymentioning

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Social science to advance wildfire adaptation in the southwestern United States: a review and future research directions

Edgeley

2023

Int. J. Wildland Fire

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Background Social science that seeks to advance wildfire adaptation in the southwestern US states of Arizona and New Mexico remains underdeveloped in comparison with other regions in the USA. Aim To identify key themes in the existing social science literature on wildfire in the Southwest and to determine future research needs that can inform more strategic adaptation across scales and contexts. Methods This article presents an in-depth literature review, organising findings using the Fire Adapted Communities Framework. Key results Research on social aspects of wildfire in the southwestern USA has continued to diversify and broaden in scope over time, but some foundational lines of inquiry (such as public support for prescribed fire) have become outdated while other areas of study (such as fire prevention) have not been explored at all. Conclusions Opportunities to advance wildfire social science efforts in the Southwest are abundant and well positioned to inform social understandings in other regions and countries. Implications Researchers wishing to conduct social science research related to wildfire in the Southwest should seek to update and diversify knowledge in this field both through strategic selection of study sites and populations and via intentional, rigorous research design that acknowledges and elevates the nuances of social interactions with wildfire.

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Factors influencing flood risk mitigation after wildfire: Insights for individual and collective action after the 2010 Schultz Fire

Cited by 6 publications

References 71 publications

Analyzing Forest and Land Fire Disaster Prevention Programs in Riau, Indonesia

Analyzing Forest and Land Fire Disaster Prevention Programs in Riau, Indonesia

Measuring the long-term costs of uncharacteristic wildfire: a case study of the 2010 Schultz Fire in Northern Arizona

Social science to advance wildfire adaptation in the southwestern United States: a review and future research directions

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