Prescribed Fire
What is Prescribed Fire?
Prescribed Fire refers to the controlled application of fire to wildland ecosystems under specified environmental conditions that help restore health to fire-adapted environments. By reducing hazardous fuel accumulations on the forest floor, encouraging the new growth of native vegetation, and maintaining the many plant and animal species whose habitats depend on periodic fire, prescribed burning helps reduce the catastrophic damage of wildfire on our lands and surrounding communities.
Effectiveness
Prescribed fire is one of the most effective tools we have in preventing the outbreak and spread of wildfires. But because prescribed fire is fire, fire management experts must be extremely careful in planning and executing a prescribed fire.
Recognition
The Division of Forestry recognizes the need for certain Fire Management Services which in many cases can only be performed by an experienced forestry technician. Universal Contracting & Construction has created services for hazardous fuel management. These Fire Management Services include fuel reduction, fireline plowing, and prescribed burning.