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Prescribed burn planned near White Road south of Williams Lake
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (227+ words) BC Wildfire Service with the support of the Williams Lake Fire Department, will conduct a prescribed burn near White Road. "The prescribed burn will take place south of Williams Lake on approximately 20 hectares of land adjacent to White Road," Fire…...
Spring prescribed burns planned in North Idaho
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (200+ words) COEUR d'ALENE " Beginning this month and continuing through June, firefighters from the U. S. Wildland Fire Service will conduct a series of prescribed burns on BLM-managed public lands across North Idaho." These prescribed burns aim to reduce hazardous fuel accumulations from previous…...
Idaho Panhandle National Forests begin prescribed burns
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (306+ words) PRIEST RIVER " Idaho Panhandle National Forests are planning prescribed fire operations later this week, pending all required approvals." U. S. Forest Service officials estimate this work to continue through the spring as weather conditions allow. USFS crews use prescribed fires to help…...
Fort Wainwright hosts smokejumper training before wildfire season
31+ min ago (56+ words) Alaska's News Source Fort Wainwright hosts smokejumper training before wildfire season Mr Beast announces new challenge video in Alaska, seeks local participants Anchorage utility repairs sewer main break at Fish Creek Estuary "There's never any urgency, until it's too late…...
500-Acre Burn Planned in Coconino Forest
16+ hour, 48+ min ago (170+ words) Signals AZ 500-Acre Burn Planned in Coconino Forest The Coconino National Forest plans to conduct a prescribed fire project in the Stoneman Lake area later this week due to recent favorable weather conditions. Should weather conditions remain favorable, the following…...
Prescribed burn in Dog Valley area continues
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (66+ words) KOLO | 8 News Now VERDI, Nev. (KOLO) - The prescribed understory burn in the Dog Valley area of Verdi continued on Wednesday, April 8, according to a U. S. Forest Service-Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Facebook post. There was a temporary flight restriction over the treatment area,…...
Grand Teton National Park burning invasive grasses for sagebrush restoration near Mormon Row today
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (389+ words) Crews from Jackson Hole Fire/EMS, Grand Teton National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forest fight a grass fire in 2019 along Spring Gulch Road. The park is planning a prescribed burn today near Mormon Row. Grand Teton National Park is…...
Prescribed burn planned at Turnbull refuge, smoke expected
14+ hour, 22+ min ago (93+ words) SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Fire crews are conducting a controlled burn near the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. Spokane County Fire District #3 said they're cutting fire fuels to lower the chance of larger wildfires later in the season. The agency explained that…...
Grand Teton National Park Plans 196-Acre Prescribed Fire Near Mormon Row
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (203+ words) Grand Teton National Park officials have announced a 196-acre prescribed fire near Mormon Row, with ignition possible as early as April 9th, pending favorable conditions. The burn area sits east of Blacktail Butte and south of Mormon Row, between Gros Ventre…...
Coconino National Forest planning prescribed burn near Stoneman Lake on Thursday
23+ hour, 18+ min ago (551+ words) The Coconino National Forest is planning to conduct a prescribed fire project near Stoneman Lake on Thursday due to the favorable weather conditions. Aimed at reducing the risk of wildfire, the Upper Beaver Creek project is located 18 miles northwest of…...