Frontiers of Forestry in China >

2007 , Vol. 2 >Issue 3: 335 - 339

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11461-007-0054-8

Risk management: A probe and study on forest fires

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  • 1.College of Natural Resources and Environment, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; 2.Qiaotou State Forest Farm of the Wengniute Banner, Inner Mongolia, Chifeng 024000, China;

Published date: 05 Sep 2007

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Abstract

The subject of risk management is attracting more and more attention around the world. The risk of forest fire disasters should be faced and dealt with for forest fires cannot be avoided. Treating forest fire disasters as a risk management issue promotes important measures and methods for fire fighters to prevent, reduce and control the risks of forest fires. In this paper, the risk concept and risk connotation as well as the management risks for forest fire suppression are discussed clearly. Issues such as risk judgments, risk analysis, risk control and the assessment of risk, including their contents and corresponding methods are clarified.

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YUE Jinzhu, FENG Zhongke, JIANG Wei, YANG Xiaoqin . Risk management: A probe and study on forest fires[J]. Frontiers of Forestry in China, 2007 , 2(3) : 335 -339 . DOI: 10.1007/s11461-007-0054-8

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