Prescribed fires, also known as prescribed burns, refer to the controlled application of fire by a team of fire experts under specified weather conditions to restore health to ecosystems that depend on fire.

2020年3月19日 · Prescribed fire is one of the most important tools used to manage fire today. A scientific prescription for each fire, prepared in advance, describes its objectives, fuels, size, the precise environmental conditions under which it will burn, and conditions under which it …

2022年11月29日 · Learn about the pros and cons of prescribed burning with expert guidance from the Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA). Prescribed burns are fires deliberately started and maintained by private parties, NGOs, tribal, local, state, and federal officials for the purpose of land management.

2025年1月27日 · prescribed fire, form of land management in which fire is intentionally applied to vegetation. Prescribed fires are conducted under desired conditions to meet specific objectives, such as to restore fire regimes in adapted ecosystems or to limit the amount of dry brush in an area prone to wildfires.

CAL FIRE and our local grantees are removing overgrown vegetation through prescribed fire, tree thinning, pruning, chipping, and roadway clearance. These efforts create breaks that change fire behavior, reduce negative ecosystem impacts, and enable fire fighters to protect communities.

2024年9月27日 · Prescribed fire can be used to maintain and restore the condition and function of ecosystems and to reduce wildfire risk. This work, in turn, assists fire responders in protecting communities, property, and infrastructure in the event of wildfire.

Prescribed fire is the controlled application of fire by a team of experts to restore the health of a forest or grassland ecosystem. Every prescribed fire has a burn plan that outlines ideal temperature, humidity, and wind conditions for the burn to be executed safely.

2022年1月12日 · A prescribed fire is a planned fire intentionally ignited by park managers to meet management objectives. A wildfire is an unplanned fire caused by lightning or other natural causes, by accidental (or arson-caused) human ignitions, or by an escaped prescribed fire.

6 天之前 · Uses for prescribed fire include hazardous fuel reduction, ecological restoration and maintenance, perpetuating fire-dependent species, controlling insects and disease, improving wildlife habitat, improving forage for grazing, enhancing appearance for …

2023年2月16日 · Fire ecologist Morgan Varner studies prescribed fire, looking for ways that research can help address some of the challenges fire managers face. He and co-authors summarized the history of prescribed fire use in North America and detailed the consequences of a century of fire exclusion on fire-adapted ecosystems.