Title: Explain prescribed burning.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Practicing Silviculture

Explanation should include

- prescribed-burn plan development
- site conditions (e.g., topography)
- weather conditions (e.g., wind, humidity)
- types of tools
- prescribed burn frequency
- preparation of fire lines
- measurement of fuel loads
- stripping of head fires
- spotting of head fires
- ring or perimeter fires.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are fire lines important?
- Why should the backing fire be the first line of fire set in any prescribed burning sequence and be initiated at a firebreak or other barrier at the most leeward edge of the burn area?
- What permits must be obtained to implement a prescribed burn?