SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) Fire crews moved to ramp up the battle Wednesday against two expanding forest fires threatening Sequoia National Park’s giant sequoia trees and infrastructure.
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BLM To Conduct Controlled Burns as Winter Weather Arrives
CASPER, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Casper, Buffalo and Newcastle Field Offices are planning to burn slash piles on public lands as winter weather makes preventative burns safe to conduct across the region.
Burning may begin as early as next week and continue through April 2021, with all prescribed burn projects conducted in accordance with approved burn plans which specify weather, smoke dispersal, and fuel moisture conditions.
“Each year we wait for the winter months to conduct these burns in a way that is controlled and safe,” said Casey Cheesbrough, Fire Management Specialist, High Plains District. “When we conduct these planned burns, there is the possibility of smoke being seen by residents of local communities. We are in contact with community responders to inform them of our plans prior to conducting the burns. Concerned citizens can contact their local emergency responders or the BLM Fire Dis