Ripple Effect : Controlling the burn

by Trish Glose

Tue, June 1st 2021, 12:54 AM UTC

Crews start a fire along a path, thinning out underbrush and other debris.{ } Fire crews say controlled burns have been proved to slow down a catastrophic wildfire.{ }(Ashland Fire Rescue)

A tree on fire in the Ashland Watershed, as part of a controlled burn.{ } Fire crews say the burns are necessary to keep up with a healthy forest. (Ashland Fire Rescue)

Fire crews say they've seen areas that weren't burned by a controlled fire where most of the trees burned and there wasn't a forest left afterward.{ }(Ashland Fire Rescue)

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Crews start a fire along a path, thinning out underbrush and other debris. Fire crews say controlled burns have been proved to slow down a catastrophic wildfire. (Ashland Fire Rescue)

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