Guiding preventative wildland fire mitigation policy and decisions with an economic modeling system
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a USDA, Forest Service, Northern Region, 200 E. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59807, USA b College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula MT, 59812, USA c USDA, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, 800 East Beckwith Ave, Missoula, MT 59801, USA d Natural Resource Economics, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula MT, 59812, USA
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