Not all federal agencies have postponed prescribed fires

BLM prescribed fire Salton Sea
BLM prescribed fire April 7, 2020. BLM photo.

The U.S. Forest Service cancelled or postponed all new ignitions on prescribed fires last month, but the Bureau of Land Management announced on April 7 that they conducted a prescribed fire in southern California:

BLM fire crews remain hard at work to prepare for this year’s fire season. Today, a crew from the BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office conducted prescribed burns at the Dos Palmas Preserve near the North Shore of the Salton Sea.

These three photos were posted with the text on Facebook.

BLM prescribed fire Salton Sea
BLM prescribed fire April 7, 2020. BLM photo.
BLM prescribed fire Salton Sea
BLM prescribed fire April 7, 2020. BLM photo.

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Author: Bill Gabbert

After working full time in wildland fire for 33 years, he continues to learn, and strives to be a Student of Fire.