Wildland firefighting crews with the Cherokee National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fires on forest service property now through the end of May in the local area as prescribed conditions
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Wildland firefighting crews with the Cherokee National Forest plan to conduct controlled burns on Forest Service property now thru the winter months in southeastern Tennessee as prescribed conditions are met.
The Forest Fire Management Officer said that often, the decision to conduct a prescribed burn cannot be made until the day of, due to changing weather conditions.