A Model for Efficiently Allocating Resources to Mitigate Wildfire Risk along California Roadways [Policy Brief]

Whitney, Jason; Hollander, Allan; Boynton, Ryan M; Shapiro, Kristen D; Thorne, James H.; Worthington, Lisa Ann

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A Model for Efficiently Allocating Resources to Mitigate Wildfire Risk along California Roadways [Policy Brief]

2022-03-01
By Whitney, Jason ; Hollander, Allan ; Boynton, Ryan M

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Creators:

Whitney, Jason ; Hollander, Allan ; Boynton, Ryan M ; Shapiro, Kristen D ; Thorne, James H. ; Worthington, Lisa Ann
Corporate Creators:

National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) ; University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7922/G279430B
Resource Type:

Brief
Geographical Coverage:

California;United States
Edition:

Policy Brief
Corporate Publisher:

National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC)
Abstract:

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection produced a Community Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Report in 2019 with a methodology to assess wildfire risk. Caltrans and researchers at the University of California, Davis applied these methods to develop a highway-segment-specific prioritization model for vegetation management within highway rights-of-way. The researchers also interviewed Caltrans staff about opportunities for and obstacles to increasing the pace and scale of vegetation treatments. This policy brief summarizes the findings from that research and provides policy implications.
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[PDF - 1.46 MB]
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2020 Critical Update to Caltrans Wildfire Vulnerability Analysis

Catastrophic wildfires over the past five years (2015-2020) have caused damage to the Caltrans road network in 81 separate wildfire events, leading to ...

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Boynton, Ryan M
2020 Critical Update to Caltrans Wildfire Vulnerability Analysis [supporting dataset]

Dataset

The data and materials presented here support a research project conducted by UC Davis in support of Caltrans, a transportation agency that is conduct ...

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Boynton, Ryan M

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