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West Melton community fire

West Melton community fire 2003.

The fire in the rural community of West Melton (2003) gave scientists and fire managers an opportunity to test fire emergency strategies and learn from the experience. It also gave social research scientists the opportunity to work with a community recovering from wildfires and to compare that with other case studies.

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