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  2. Controlled burn - Wikipedia

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    The notion of fire as a tool had somewhat evolved by the late 1970s as the National Park Service authorized and administered controlled burns. [67] Following prescribed fire reintroduction, the Yellowstone fires of 1988 occurred, which significantly politicized fire management. The ensuing media coverage was a spectacle that was vulnerable to ...

  3. History of wildfire suppression in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Thus, came the first conscious decision by a manager of federal land to allow some fires to burn while others were controlled. The policy of fire suppression was also applied to Sequoia, General Grant, and Yosemite national parks when they were established in 1890, and Army patrols were initiated to guard against fires, livestock trespass, and ...

  4. Native American use of fire in ecosystems - Wikipedia

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    The baskets must be woven with straight branches, and they need to be burned to do so. Acorns and salmon, which are native food sources, are also affected by Indigenous-prescribed burns. [65] Don L Hankins conducted a study to understand the effects of Indigenous prescribed burning on different aspects of riparian fauna. They found a generally ...

  5. 'It's just not enough': Burn ban expanded to more Ohio ... - AOL

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    The state fire marshal issued the first ban on open burning on Sept. 6, The Dispatch previously reported. Central Ohio counties that were experiencing extreme or exceptional drought were included ...

  6. Hanover conducts prescribed burn on 17 acres to control ...

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    A wildland firefighter uses a drip torch to start fires along the perimeter during a prescribed burn of 17 acres of Hanover Borough-owned property near the Sheppard-Myers Reservoir, Thursday ...

  7. Whistleblower questions delays and mistakes in way EPA ... - AOL

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    Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, ... derailment and “air monitoring did not detect chemical contaminants at levels of concern in the hours following the controlled burn.” Officials say data ...

  8. S-130/S-190 training courses - Wikipedia

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    But since they are usually taken together the basic wildland fire training is called "S-130/S-190" or "S-130/190" for short. Basic wildland fire training also includes some other courses. The full list of courses usually included in "S-130/S-190" is: S-130: Firefighter Training; S-190: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior

  9. Ohio fire marshal issues a burn ban in 23 counties: What that ...

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    The State Fire Marshal office issued a burn ban for 23 counties in southeast and central Ohio, warning drought conditions could fuel wildfires.