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Social and Economic Effects
of the Hayman Fire

A convection column developed early on June 9, 2002,
because of the extreme weather conditions (winds 20mph+
sustained, humidity approximately 8 percent).

On November 13 2002, scientists who participated in the Hayman Fire Case Study released an interim report on the Hayman Fire Case Study Analysis and held a briefing in Lakewood, Colorado for federal, state, and local leaders.

As part of this briefing, social and economic team leader Brian Kent presented a report on the social and economic effects of the Hayman Fire. This presentation is available in both text (6 KB) and Powerpoint (83 KB) formats (after you start the Powerpoint presentation, you can right-click anywhere on a slide to get Powerpoint options).

The social and economic review addresses four main questions:

1. How do we begin to develop an understanding of the total cost of the Hayman fire over time?
2. How has the Hayman fire influenced stakeholder positions toward fuel treatments, i.e., what were they pre-fire and what are they now?
3. What have individuals, organizations, and communities learned from the Hayman fire experience?
4. How would we design and implement a long term social monitoring protocol for community impacts, recovery/rehabilitation needs, and risk preparedness following the Hayman fire?

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