Air Attack Against Wildfires Understanding U.S. Forest Service Requirements for Large Aircraft

Air Attack Against Wildfires Understanding U.S. Forest Service Requirements for Large Aircraft

A RAND study sought to help the U.S. Forest Service determine the composition of a fleet of airtankers, scoopers, and helicopters that would minimize the total social costs of wildfires, including the cost of large fires and aircraft costs. The research team developed two models to estimate the soci...

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Main Author: Keating, Edward G. (auth)
Other Authors: Morral, Andrew R. (auth), Price, Carter C. (auth), Woods, Dulani (auth), Norton, Daniel M. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2012
Subjects:
Database design & theory
Air forces & warfare
Natural disasters
Social impact of disasters
Technology
History
Environmental Science
Sociology
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Summary:A RAND study sought to help the U.S. Forest Service determine the composition of a fleet of airtankers, scoopers, and helicopters that would minimize the total social costs of wildfires, including the cost of large fires and aircraft costs. The research team developed two models to estimate the social cost-minimizing portfolios of firefighting aircraft. Both models favored a fleet dominated by scoopers for the prevention of large fires.
ISBN:j.ctt3fh14g
9780833079725
9780833076779
Access:Open Access

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