Local Responses to Wildfire Risks and Costs: Case Studies and Lessons Learned
2014
By: Headwaters Economics
http://headwaterseconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/western_case_studies_report.pdf
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This compendium of case studies seeks to better understand how the changing wildfire realities impact wildfire risk confrontation and mitigation efforts. It includes case studies of communities located in Colorado, Arizona, California, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, and New Mexico.
Boulder, CO
2010 Population: 294,567
2010 Population Density: 405.58/square mile
El Dorado, CA
2010 Population: 181,058
2010 Population Density: 106.01/square mile
Flagstaff, AZ
2010 Population: 65,870
2010 Population Density: 1,031.30/square mile
Jackson, WY
2010 Population: 9,577
2010 Population Density: 3,287.68/square mile
Kittitas, WA
2010 Population: 40,915
2010 Population Density: 17.81/square mile
La Plata, CO
2010 Population: 51,334
2010 Population Density: 30.34/square mile
Missoula, MT
2010 Population: 109,299
2010 Population Density: 42.14/square mile
Okanogan, WA
2010 Population: 41,120
2010 Population Density: 7.81/square mile
Ravalli, MT
2010 Population: 40,212
2010 Population Density: 16.82/square mile
Santa Fe, NM
2010 Population: 67,947
2010 Population Density: 1,477.82/square mile