‘Put the wet stuff on the hot stuff’: The legacy and drivers of conflict surrounding wildfire suppression

Paveglio, Travis B.; Carroll, Matthew S.; Hall, Troy E.; Brenkert–Smith, Hannah

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.07.006

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“…Second, a disaster is something that can be acted upon (Paveglio et al 2015). Organizations and people facing a new and unintended situation have to do something; they have to respond to an acute situation.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, the respondents attached a number of positive consequencesnot least long-term characterto the wildfire (Table 4). Thus, none of the main types of consequences of wildfires described in the introduction (Paveglio et al 2015) seem to apply here. A study even found that the social ties among the local population and the community identity were strengthened by the wildfire (Lidskog 2018).…”

Section: Consequences Of the Wildfirementioning

confidence: 92%

“…The consequences of wildfires for society are unevenly distributed and of different types. Paveglio et al (2015) suggest three different types of consequences: (i) loss of life, destruction of property and economic loss; (ii) disruption of social processes and functions; and (iii) local perceptions of and reactions to the fire's impacts. These consequences can be geographically restricted or spread out and can be of short or long duration.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Wildfires, responsibility and trust: public understanding of Sweden's largest wildfire

Lidskog

Johansson

Sjödin

2019

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

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Wildfires present a growing risk to many countries, and climate change is likely to exacerbate this risk. This study analyzes how people directly affected by a wildfire understand its causes and consequences, as well as the future risk of wildfires. The point of departure is that social understanding of wildfires has an important influence on the consequences that emerge in the wake of a wildfire. The empirical case analyzed here is the largest forest fire in modern Swedish history, and the material basis of the study is a postal survey to all individuals directly affected by the fire. The results revealed a complex picture of the respondents' understanding of the wildfire. Even if the fire was human caused, there was little blame toward forest companies and fire departments. Many positive consequences, such as a long-term increase in biodiversity, were attached to the disaster, and there was a belief that organizations will learn from it and take action to limit wildfires in the future. Simultaneously, the majority of the respondents believed that climate change may lead to an increased risk of forest fires in the future. These findings illustrate the complexity of people's perceptions of the fire and its aftermath.

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Section: Consequences Of the Wildfirementioning

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Wildfires, responsibility and trust: public understanding of Sweden's largest wildfire

Lidskog

Johansson

Sjödin

2019

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

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“…First and most importantly, the disaster does not seem to have resulted in any severe long-term consequences for the community. Among the major consequences of a wildfire disaster are loss of life, destruction of property and economic losses [59,60]. Even if the disaster was dramatic and disastrous in its acute phase, there are few long-term consequences attached to it.…”

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Invented Communities and Social Vulnerability: The Local Post-Disaster Dynamics of Extreme Environmental Events

Lidskog

2018

Sustainability

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This paper investigates post-disaster dynamics at the local level, in particular how local identity and social cohesion are affected after an extreme event. A particular case is investigated: the largest forest fire in modern Swedish history, which took place in 2014. The empirical material consists of interviews with forest professionals and organizations involved with the fire or the post-fire work and a postal survey to all people directly affected by the wildfire. The analysis finds that the experience of the wildfire and its social interpretation led to the invention of a particular community identity, one that strengthened the self-understanding of the community. Thus, the post-disaster dynamics are pivotal for what social practices that emerge and what local identities are invented and thus may greatly affect the capacity of a community to handle extreme events.

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“…Members of the Dayton area have a long history of dealing with small and occasionally large fires. We studied the area in 2012 regarding the long-term community effects of a large fire that impacted the area in 2006 [41]. The 2006 fire burned more than 100 000 acres of grain, pasture and forests in the Dayton area, destroying 28 structures and one permanent home.…”

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Using community archetypes to better understand differential community adaptation to wildfire risk

Carroll

Paveglio

2016

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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One contribution of 24 to a discussion meeting issue 'The interaction of fire and mankind'. One of the immediate challenges of wildfire management concerns threats to human safety and property in residential areas adjacent to non-cultivated vegetation. One approach for relieving this problem is to increase human community 'adaptiveness' to deal with the risk and reality of fire in a variety of landscapes. The challenge in creating 'fire-adapted communities' (FACs) is the great diversity in character and make-up of populations at risk from wildfire. This paper outlines a recently developed categorization scheme for WildlandUrban Interface (WUI) communities based on a larger conceptual approach for understanding how social diversity is likely to influence the creation of FACs. The WUI categorization scheme situates four community archetypes on a continuum that recognizes dynamic change in human community functioning. We use results from the WUI classification scheme to outline key characteristics associated with each archetype and results from recent case studies to demonstrate the diversity across WUI communities. Differences among key characteristics of local social context will likely result in the need for different adaptation strategies to wildfire. While the WUI archetypes described here may not be broadly applicable to other parts of the world, we argue that the conceptual approach and strategies for systematically documenting local influences on wildfire adaptation have potential for broad application.This article is part of the themed issue 'The interaction of fire and mankind'.

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‘Put the wet stuff on the hot stuff’: The legacy and drivers of conflict surrounding wildfire suppression

Cited by 37 publications

References 39 publications

Wildfires, responsibility and trust: public understanding of Sweden's largest wildfire

Wildfires, responsibility and trust: public understanding of Sweden's largest wildfire

Invented Communities and Social Vulnerability: The Local Post-Disaster Dynamics of Extreme Environmental Events

Using community archetypes to better understand differential community adaptation to wildfire risk

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