United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-01-30 monographic deposited born digital 17 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-427T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-427T P0b002ee180378d8e f:d07427t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-427T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-427T GAO-07-427T Cost analysis Cost control Cost sharing (finance) Disaster planning Emergency preparedness Emergency response Emergency response funds Financial management Forest fires Forest management Strategic planning Wildfires Program goals or objectives Fire Program Analysis System Testimony A65392 Over the past two decades, the number of acres burned by wildland fires has increased, often threatening human lives, property, and ecosystems. The cost of responding to wildland fires has also grown, especially as more homes are built in or near wildlands, an area called the wildland-urban interface. Past management practices, including a concerted federal policy in the 20th century of suppressing fires to protect communities and ecosystems, unintentionally resulted in steady accumulation of dense vegetation that can fuel large, intense, and often costly wildland fires. GAO was asked to identify actions that federal wildland fire agencies need to take to help contain federal wildland fire expenditures. GAO has identified these actions in three of its reports addressing fuel reduction and cost-sharing efforts and as part of an ongoing review of federal agencies' efforts to contain wildland fire preparedness and suppression costs for this committee. Specifically, GAO focused on examining agencies' efforts to (1) reduce accumulated fuels and address wildland fire problems, (2) share with nonfederal entities the costs of responding to multijurisdictional fires, and (3) contain the costs of preparing for and responding to wildland fires. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-427T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-427T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-427T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-427T.pdf GAO-07-427T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-427T Testimony GAO-07-427T; Wildland Fire Management: Lack of a Cohesive Strategy Hinders Agencies' Cost-Containment Efforts; Cost analysis Cost control Cost sharing (finance) Disaster planning Emergency preparedness Emergency response Emergency response funds Financial management Forest fires Forest management Strategic planning Wildfires Program goals or objectives Fire Program Analysis System