Prescribed Fires at National Forests Resume After Review September 13, 2022 By Morgan Lee The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its practice of intentionally lighting fires to clear brush and small trees from forested...
New Jersey Initiates Controlled Burns to Lessen Fire Risk in Pinelands March 7, 2022 By Wayne Parry New Jersey environmental officials are fighting fire with fire, using so-called “controlled burns” to reduce the risk of future wildfires...
Nearly $2M in Property Damage from Florida Fire Started by Controlled Burn July 2, 2018 Officials estimate $1.7 million in property damage was lost to a “controlled-burn” fire that blazed out of control and destroyed...
Fire that Destroyed 36 Homes in Florida Sparked by Controlled Burn June 29, 2018 By Brendan Farrington and Gary Fineout John Matthew Polous watched a “controlled-burn” fire for three days as it consumed foliage outside his tiny community on the...
Investigators Say Controlled Burn not Cause of Oklahoma Wildfire May 8, 2014 By Kristi Eaton A stubborn wildfire that has killed one person and destroyed at least 10 homes continued to burn north of Oklahoma...