Planning for future fire: Scenario analysis of an accelerated fuel reduction plan for the western United States

•We modeled a large-scale treatment scenario to reduce wildfire risk to communities.•The plan treated 77% of the predicted exposure from manageable national forest land.•Treatments targeted 6.6 million ha scheduled over 10 years.•Projected wildfire encounters with treated areas was substantial.•Wildfire was predicted to impact 20% of the planning areas prior to implementation.