Prescribed fire operations are planned on Idaho forests this fall
Two firefighters monitor fire behavior as a helitorch lights the interior of a prescribed fire burn unit during the 2019 Yellowjacket Prescribed Burn on the Minidoka Ranger District of the Sawtooth National Forest. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service)
With the arrival of cooler temperatures and lower wildfire risks, crews have scheduled a series of prescribed fires in forests across Idaho this fall in an effort to protect communities and natural resources, officials said.
A prescribed fire, also commonly called a prescribed burn, is a planned and controlled fire that may be used for eliminating overgrown vegetation, reducing the risk of larger wildfires or restoring the health of an ecosystem that depends on fire.
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