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["Gloria Morris" <gloriamorris59 AT gmail.com>]

Bev, I've only done grassland burns on a controlled basis. That is not
very difficult, and very beneficial for the grassland areas that
cannot be mowed at least once per year. I even managed a controlled
grassland burn all by myself once. That kept me very busy, but it was
quite do-able. Forests, on the other hand ...

Once, I helped friends fight an UNINTENTIONAL forest fire, and that
was scary. They did not know about the fire until it had gotten a very
good start. Once discovered, the neighbors turned out in force to help
fight it. So, unlike the controlled burns, this fire was unexpected
and was way ahead of us at the start. Thankfully we got ahead of it
and managed to put it out. If I were ever to start a controlled burn
in the woods intentionally (and after that experience I doubt I'll
ever be so brave), I would want to clear an area of all brush and
leaves ahead of time, to create a fire break to burn towards. Don't
know if the pros do this, but I'd sure want to - it is hard work,
trying to do it ahead of an out-of-control fire! Certainly, after the
uncontrolled burn, the woods were free of choking underbrush, and the
accumulation of leaves was gone - the woods were clean and open, and
only one large tree was lost, as we could not get the fire under it
under control in time to save it. Hope if you do it that you give us a
full report on how it goes and what techniques they use.

Gloria

On 10/18/06, SISU! <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Speaking of thinning woods, I talked to a friend who talked to a guy in
> the forest service today about prescribed burning.  Apparently, the
> forest service? will come out and work the burn if your land abuts
> National Forest land, which mine does.  Has anyone done this or heard
> about this?  Has anyone ever had a prescribed burn on their woodland as
> a management tool?
>
> Bev
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