With the steady expansion of the wildland-urban interface, wildfires have the potential to cause more damage to homes, therefore, a large portion of this book is dedicated to exploring fuel management practices such as prescribed burning and thinning. The first two chapters cover disaster insurance in California wildfires and details of a community research project on residents in a California fire-prone ecosystem. Following chapters expand the focus to the whole United States, including a study by the Government Accountability Office on the developing budget tool software known as Fire Program Analysis (FPA). The preface notes that the book consists of public documents which have been located, gathered, and selectively edited to provide easy access. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)