期刊
FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL
卷 131, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103622
关键词
Wildfire; Firearms; Fire statistics; Prevention
资金
- USDA Forest Service
- Bureau of Land Management
The use of civilian firearms as a cause of wildfires has become a concern in the United States, despite previous disputes over its plausibility. In 2020, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group recognized it as a newly approved cause of wildfires and incorporated it into their reporting data standard. This study presents the first compilation and summary of shooting-related wildfires in the US, spanning from 1992 to 2018, aiming to raise awareness about this relatively small but impactful preventable cause of wildfires.
While previously disputed as a plausible ignition source, civilian firearms use has emerged as a wildfire cause of concern in the United States (US). The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) included it as a newly recognized fire cause in the wildfire-reporting data standard approved in 2020. Here we report on shooting-caused wildfire ignitions using data mapped over to the new NWCG cause standard from historical wildfire records spanning 1992-2018. This is the first time that data on shooting-related fires have been assembled and summarized for the US, with the intention of raising awareness concerning this relatively small but impactful cause of preventable wildfires.
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