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Excerpts: The primary objective of the symposium was to describe fire issues and problems currently facing land managers and to present state of the art solutions that are currently being implemented by local, State, and Federal organizations concerned with fire management. The focal point of the symposium was the 1991 Oakland/Berkeley Hills “Tunnel Fire”; however, the issues and solutions described are certainly regional and national in scope. Several key issues regarding the role of fire in wildlands and in the urban interface include social barriers, fire safety, fuel management, legal barriers, multiple jurisdictions, program cost and benefits, wildland health, conflicts between wildland resources and residential structures, air quality, and liability.