Prescribed Burns to Prevent Wildland Fires

While technology may help solve many problems in firefighting, it is man's use of the prescribed burn that is ultimately his best weapon against unwanted wildland fires and the threat they present.

Wildland fires continue to threaten the forest areas of United States at an alarming pace. Although we can never eliminate them, we can limit the damage caused by wildland fires by using a combination fire suppression, fire prevention, and most importantly, fire use.

This is the belief of several different fire management organizations including the Society of American Foresters, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the USDA Forest Service.

Prevention of forest fires is the message that has been hammered home to us since we were all young by everyone from Native Americans with tears in their eyes to Smokey the Bear. But nonetheless, prevention still remains a top priority of...
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