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Federal officials conduct controlled burn to determine cause of deadly Palisades Fire
Federal investigators conducted a controlled burn operation Tuesday to help determine the cause of the deadly Palisades Fire ...
New prescribed fire reported in Glenn County on Dec. 31
A new prescribed burn, named Mendocino Nf 2023 Fire Projects, was initiated 4 p.m. Dec. 31 in Glenn County. Currently, there ...
Controlled fire testing to be conducted in Santa Monica Mountains
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms will be conducting controlled fire testing in the Santa Monica Mountains ...
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Controlled burn provides real-world practice for local firefighters
The Celina Fire Department conducted a controlled burn Sunday afternoon. As part of an exercise for the Mercer County Fire ...
New prescribed fire started in Los Angeles County on April 29
A new prescribed burn, called 2025 Anf Mill Creek Wcsl, was initiated today at 11:20 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The ...
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Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding
Measures such as prescribed burns have proven to be effective for maintaining healthy forests and reducing the severity of ...
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Benefits of prescribed burning
There are a variety of actions landowners can take to mitigate hazards, which in turn reduces the risk to people and property, as well as the cost to recover from ...
Horry County bought over 3,500 acres to manage with controlled burns. The first fire was a wild one.
Horry County bought over 3,500 acres in 2018 to manage with prescribed burns. But the SC county hadn't burned any of that ...