Prescribed Burning Techniques Flashcards
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Reasons to conduct prescribed burns
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- Fire hazard abatement
- Site prep for regen
- pest management
- Ecosystem restoration
- WILDLIFE habitat enhancement
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What is prescribed burning?
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knowledgeable application of fire to a land area to accomplish forest management or land use objectives.
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What are some ways burning can reduce fire hazards?
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- reduction of fine and large fuels
- creation of fuel breaks at the landscape level
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How might burning be used in regen?
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- Slash reduction to improve plantability
- enhance natural regen
- reduce brush competition
- Reduction of brush competition
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How might burning be used in pest management?
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- reduce post harvest pathogens before regeneration
- reduce undesirable insect populations
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How might fire be used for habitat enhancement?
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- improve winter range
- enhance wildlife tree density and type
- encourage new growth
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How might fire be used in ecosystem restoration?
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- Encourage growth of desired plant species
- enhance biodiversity
- reduce presence of undesired alien species
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What factors must be considered when planning prescribed burning
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- Legislation
- Policy
- Hazards and risks
- timing and weather
- contingency plans
- method of quantifying outcomes
- possibility of undesirable impacts
- resource availability (contingency plan)
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What do burn plans include?
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- name of company/agency conducting burn
- name of supervisor responsible for burn
- Geographic area, legal description and hectares to be treated
- Type of burn
- Anticipated desired impacts/objectives
- Desired fire weather indices required to achieve the objectives
- preparations
- contingency plan ready
- neighboring propery owners/ other interest parties must be consulted
- Maps and air photos indicating locations of relevance
- Signature of person responsible for preparing burn plan and approvals
9
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What are some hand light up techniques?
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- drip torch
- gelled gasoline
- tiger torch
- propane methods
10
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Aerial Ignition techniques
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- Aerial driptorch
- AID machine - fires incendiary balls
11
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What are some common light up patterns?
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Pile burning
Convection
Backing
