Conflict and Collaboration in Wildfire Management: The Role of Mission Alignment

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Fleming, Casey J.; McCartha, Emily B.; Steelman, Toddi A.
• 署名单位: North Carolina State University; University of Saskatchewan
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.12353
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 445-454
• 关键词: FEDERALISM; POLICY; REFLECTIONS; POLITICS; state

摘要

Responding to large wildfires requires actors from multiple jurisdictions and multiple levels of government to work collaboratively. The missions and objectives of federal agencies often differ from those of state land management agencies as well as local wildfire response agencies regarding land use and wildfire management. As wildfire size and intensity increase over time and associated annual suppression costs range between $2 billion and $3 billion, learning more about the existence and management of perceived agency differences becomes imperative within the academic and practitioner communities. This article examines the extent to which perceived mission misalignment exists among federal, state, and local actors and how well those differences are managed. Findings provide quantitative evidence that mission misalignment is greater within intergovernmental relationships than within intragovernmental relationships. Additionally, findings speak to the larger conversation around intergovernmental relationships within the federal structure and perceptions of the presence and management of potential interagency conflict.