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English > Historical Fires > 2000 Fire Season > Effects of 2000
Though the 2000 fire season was not the largest (see Statistics), it affected many more people than previous fire seasons have, and had much more coverage in the media. In the following sections, you can read how the 2000 fires affected the communities, and detailed information on how the forests were affected, and will be affected.
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Community Effects Besides affecting the directly involved communities, the 2000 fires also affected communities and their members who were indirectly involved. (read more)
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Effects on the Forest Ecosystem The 2000 fires, just like any other fires, destroyed the forest, but they are part of a cycle that helps rebuild the forests. This section has information about how the forest ecosystem was affected by the fires, and what will happen in the future to the forests that were burned. (read more)
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Economic Effects & FEMA The main economic loss as a result of the fires of 2000 was the loss of timber, homes, outbuildings, and automobiles. The government did help those in need, though. (read more)
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Changes in Fire Policy Over time, fire policy has changed as a results of the Forest Service's experiences with fire. The policy changed again, as a result of the fires of 2000. (read more : Please note, this is in the preventing fires section)
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