Prescribed burn planned for Monday afternoon at Hancock Ranchlands

Crews will conduct a prescribed burn Monday at Hancock Ranchlands in eastern Travis County. Smoke may be visible. Officials ask residents to avoid calling 911 unless it’s an emergency.

https://www.kxan.com/news/prescribed-burn-planned-for-monday-afternoon-at-hancock-ranchlands/

#News #Austin #Local #TravisCounty #PrescribedBurn

Fire management in the red tingle forest of southwest Australia has been a hot topic for a few years now. New research from @natesanderson.bsky.social suggests that the red tingle forest should be managed differently than the nearby Karri forest, to reduce tree mortality.

#fire #FireManagement #wildfire #PrescribedBurn

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112725006036?via%3Dihub#fig0020

Flathead Forest to begin prescribed burns

It’s that time again. The US Forest Service is planning on a number of prescribed fires across the Flathead National Forest. They also hope to burn some slash piles here and there. Details are limited, probably because of the government shutdown, but they are not announcing any significant activity in the North Fork.

Here’s the meat of the official press release . . .

Flathead National Forest to Begin Prescribed Fires
As favorable weather conditions allow for hazardous fuels reduction work

Kalispell, Mont., October 9, 2025— The Flathead National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations beginning this week, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue through November as weather conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.

Planned prescribed fires for this fall may include:

• Spotted Bear Ranger District – 20 acres in the Spotted Bear Mountain area, south of Spotted Bear Ranger Station (broadcast and pile burning).
• Swan Lake Ranger District – hazardous fuels reduction work in Beaver Creek and Lindburg areas, Crane Mountain area, and Blacktail Mountain area (pile burning).
• Tally Lake Ranger District – 146 acres in the Star Meadows area, west of Whitefish, MT (broadcast and pile burning).
• Pile burning across the Flathead National Forest to reduce hazardous fuels in Flathead, Missoula, and Lake counties.

Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns. Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burns. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights when you encounter smoke on the road. Go to https://fire.airnow.gov/ for detailed information about air quality.

We will evaluate weather conditions in the hours before a burn begins. If conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may not commence.

Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website and social media channels. We will notify county emergency management officials when burning begins.

#prescribedBurn #prescribedFire

A widespread San Jacinto wildfire that officials say was ignited by a prescribed burn in the area was 45 percent contained by Friday morning.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/03/21/516557/2300-acre-sam-houston-national-forest-wildfire-ignited-by-prescribed-burn-officials-say/

#EnergyEnvironment #News #Texas #PrescribedBurn #SamHoustonNationalForest #SamHoustonNationalForestWildfire #TexasAMForestService

Just witnessed a prescribed burn in #sarasota county at the annual fire fest and it reminded me to share this blog post by George McKenzie #fire #PrescribedBurn #firefest #landmanagement
#landscapearchitecture #burncrew #women #florida

https://livewildly.com/through-fire-and-smoke-documenting-the-all-female-burn-crew-in-floridas-scrubland/

Giant 400-year-old red tingle tree destroyed in WA prescribed burn

"Environmental advocates say the state government needs to urgently review its prescribed burning policy...Dr Zylstra said that rather than continuing with a practice that increased the risk of intense bushfires the department should focus on non-destructive controls." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-13/prescribed-burn-destroys-400yo-tingle-tree-wa/104800148
#trees #PrescribedBurn #fire #bushfire #destruction #biodiversity