Public Perceptions Regarding Fire and Fuel Mitigation

Public Perceptions Regarding Fire and Fuel Mitigation

Jennifer Schmidt, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Kathryn Davis, University of Alaska, Anchorage
Nicholas Link, Northern Arizona University
Joseph Little, Northern Arizona University

Description

In fall 2025, UAA researchers held focus groups to talk to Anchorage municipality residents about their attitudes towards a wildfire mitigation technique called fuel treatments. Findings indicated residents support fuel treatments, but had questions about aesthetic and environmental implications, financial barriers, and the policy process.