SmokeyBear.com has an interesting diagram of a prescribed fire. It’s very straight forward and should be easy for the public to understand. Click on it to see a larger version.
via @FireInfoGirl
Anatomy of a prescribed fire
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Bill,
Good point. I’ve done RX burning in four different regions (6 states) and spent nearly four months in Florida doing burns.
It’s still a confusing diagram and looks more like a wildland fire, but I agree… Things might look different in other areas.
Forgot to show the “escape”
It’s sort of the way they do it in Florida. For a very basic picture and description of what can be a very complex operation it gets the point across to non-fire people.
I’m an RXB2 and it confuses me, so I’d like to know if it confuses the public? This wouldn’t be a “typical” way of doing an RX burn in most areas.
Looks more like the description of a firing operation on a wildland fire than a prescribed fire. JMHO.
This is a commonly used ignition strategy on prescribed fires, but apparently not where you have worked. I believe the illustration was prepared by the Florida Division of Forestry.