{"id":1836,"date":"2024-05-29T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2024-05-29T01:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T01:01:47","slug":"prescribed-fire-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/prescribed-fire-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Prescribed Fire Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2024\/05\/DJI_0011-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1837\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2024\/05\/DJI_0011-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2024\/05\/DJI_0011-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2024\/05\/DJI_0011-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2024\/05\/DJI_0011-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2024\/05\/DJI_0011-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2024\/05\/DJI_0011-2-760x570.jpg 760w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2024\/05\/DJI_0011-2-248x186.jpg 248w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2024\/05\/DJI_0011-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2024\/05\/DJI_0011-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nebraska Prescribed Fire Council has published its second issue of Prescribed Fire Lessons Learned! The Nebraska Prescribed Fire Council takes submissions from practitioners on lessons learned from prescribed fires to assist producers, landowners, PBAs, and other prescribed fire professionals to keep improving season after season.\u00a0 This forum has been invaluable in learning from one another in hopes that mistakes or judgment calls turn into valuable lessons for all of us building and contributing to prescribed fire culture. Below are some highlights from this issue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advice from Paul in Illinois<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always carry a reliable method of starting fire for drip torch<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Structural firefighting Nomex\u00ae or similar hoods are worth trying<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Especially for new prescribed burners &#8211; teaching practitioners to &#8220;always keep their head on a swivel&#8221; is critically important<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try backpack blowers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lessons learned from South Carolina<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t rush<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delaying start time an extra hour or two can make a big difference<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t discount a good backing fire when fuel consumption is an objective<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lessons learned from Alabama<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication is key<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always allow a backing fire to black in at least a few chains before setting a head fire<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always pay attention to potential wind funnels, like right-of-ways<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advice from Grant in Nebraska<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanks with center drains will help mitigate this issue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If building a tank, add internal baffling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lessons learned from Nebraska<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any large equipment like a dozer used for fire break periodically could have rodents build nests in the engine exhausts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carry a fire extinguisher or other suppression equipment in hazardous landscapes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information and lessons learned, be sure to check out the full article <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sway.cloud.microsoft\/RFRhjrau3UuF1ebp?ref=email\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nebraska Prescribed Fire Council has published its second issue of Prescribed Fire Lessons Learned! 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