The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection recently announced plans to start a prescribed burn process at six locations across Connecticut this spring. One of the slated areas ...

There’s been an increased interest over the past few years in how prescribed burning can decrease risks of forest fires and help with conservation efforts. The Register-Guard talked with an expert to ...

Wildfire season in South Carolina typically runs from late winter into early Spring, where the late-April showers help dampen the region and stop many fires from spreading out of control, but in the ...

A key strength of the training program is the instructors’ proficiency with prescribed burning. The cadre of instructors ...

Smoke from Arizona's controlled burns can be visible for miles, often causing people to wonder if a wildfire has ignited nearby. However, these controlled burns are an essential part of a strategy to ...

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Cavalry Family Housing, Fort Cavazos’ on-post privatized housing partner, is building 580 homes in Heritage Heights for junior-enlisted Soldiers. Part of the process to continue ...

Controlled burns are used in Minnesota to restore prairie land, stimulate plant growth and avoid wildfires. While beneficial, conducting prescribed fires requires training and careful planning due to ...

Michael McKinnon, a National Forest Service firefighter, uses a drip torch during a prescribed burn in Altyras, Calif., on May 11, 2021. Experts say these intentional burns reduce the risk of ...

ALSO, SOME BREAKING SPORTS NEWS AT NOON. WE’VE GOT SOME OF THE SAINTS SCHEDULE LEAKS AT THIS HOUR. ACCORDING TO NEW ORLEANS DOT FOOTBALL, THE SAINTS WILL OPEN AT HOME AGAINST THE ARIZONA CARDINALS. WE ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Parks and Recreation staff is conducting a controlled burn from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in Pioneers Park. The 42-acre burn will be located south of the Chet Ager building and ...