The Laws Combatting Wildfire

An interview with wildfire law expert – Prof Steven Miller The western United States is now experiencing four times more wildfires than ever before. A century of wildland fire management policy, climate change, and land development patterns in the West have created a perfect storm of a wildfire crisis. Professor Stephen R. Miller examines the factors proliferating wildfires and complicating effective wildland fire management, including the regulatory structure and the patchwork of federal, state, local, and tribal agencies responsible for fire planning and response. Stephen R. Miller is Professor of Law at the University of Idaho College of Law in Boise. ► http://www.talksonlaw.com for more legal explainers and interviews with the titans of law. ► Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/talksonlaw ► Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/talksonlaw ► Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/talksonlaw ► TalksOnLaw does not provide legal advice. Learn more here: https://www.talksonlaw.com/briefs#about_tol_briefs_tol_is_not_your_lawyer ____________________ Chapters 0:00 Laws Combatting Wildfires 0:31 How bad have wildfires become? 1:42 Causes of Increased Wildfire 3:57 Who is responsible for managing American forests? 4:45 Early Laws to Combat Wildfire 6:14 Fire Suppression 8:31 Recent Federal Laws to Combat Wildfire 10:49 The FLAME Act 13:34 A Tangent into "Pyrophytic Plants" 16:42 Wildfire Management a Cohesive Strategy 17:47 Forces Fighting Fires 18:41 Federal Firefighting Policy 23:07 Allocation of Resources for Combatting Wildfire 27:32 Recovery Funding after Wildfires 29:15 The Future of Wildfire Laws