COMPAMIR
High-Purity Fact Pipeline
High-Purity Fact Pipeline
University of California, Davis researchers
Western United States
May 20, 2026
Verified: May 20, 2026
"Fuel treatments (prescribed burns and thinning) prevented 2.7 million tons of CO2 emissions. The study found $3.73 in benefits for every $1 invested in fuel management. Treatments reduced wildfire burn area by 152,000 acres and prevented nearly 60 premature deaths."
Author: Stephen J. Pyne
Stephen Pyne, a leading expert on fire history, provides a profound analysis of how human intervention and climate change have shaped modern fire regimes. This book offers the essential historical and ecological context to understand why active fuel management is critical in the era of the 'Pyrocene'.
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