Addressing the Rural Fire Problem: Understanding Community Vulnerability

Abstract

      The rural fire problem, according to the National Fire Protection Association is the fact that “the fire death rate of rural communities is roughly twice the rate of the rest of the United States”. Demographic... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Dianna Bryant (University of Central Missouri)
  2. Jeffery Hartle (University of Central Missouri)

Topic Area

Sociology of Agriculture & Food

Session

OID.127 » Best of the West: Wildfire Impacts, Recovery, and Resilience in the Rural West (13:30 - Friday, 27th July, Salon 4)