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Bookmark or Share- Controlled burn - WikipediaA controlled or prescribed (Rx) burn is the practice of intentionally setting a fire to change the assemblage of vegetation and decaying material in a landscape. The purpose could be for forest management, ecological restoration, land clearing or wildfire fuel management.
- Why We Work With Fire | The Nature ConservancyWhat are prescribed burns? (3:31) Prescribed or controlled burns mimic the natural, low-intensity burns that historically reduced flammable vegetation in many of our forest types. Prescribed fire, often with strategic tree thinning, provides a range of ecological and cultural benefits.
- Wildland Fire: What is a Prescribed Fire? - U.S. National Park ServicePrescribed fire is a planned fire; it is also sometimes called a “controlled burn” or “prescribed burn,” and is used to meet management objectives. A prescription is a set of conditions that considers the safety of the public and fire staff, weather, and probability of meeting the burn objectives.
- Forest Service professionals prepare for a prescribed burnConducting a prescribed burn is not without risk. The burn plan is designed to reduce the risk of a fire escaping and to mitigate smoke exposure to communities, Graeve explained. If a prescribed burn were to escape, contingencies are outlined in the burn plan.
- How Controlled Burns Work - HowStuffWorksControlled burning, sometimes called a "prescribed burn" or "suppression fire," is an ancient practice used in all parts of the world to manage land. Humans have started fires for at least a million years, and ever since then, we've put them to good use.
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