Steven Hubner, NE Region Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts a prescibed burn for warm season grass maintenance at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware.Bombay Hook National Wildlife...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel have used prescribed fire for decades to control hazardous fuels on its lands. Such fires, set under strict conditions, reduce fire risks to nearby communities while benefitting wildlife habitat.
Onion Bayou Prairie prescribed burn at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas - Pictured from left to right: Prescribed Fire Specialist Paul C. Charland, Assistant Fire Management Officer Craig Crenshaw, Range Technician Doug Head.
Canada Geese watch as a prescribed burn treats tall grass prairie at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crews routinely burn overgrown brush (hazardous fuels) to lessen the chance of catastrophic fire. Prescribed fire mimics historic fire regimes.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prescribed fires are used to reduce hazardous fuel loads, especially in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas. Cambridge1
