{"id":10714,"date":"2017-04-10T14:46:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T18:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=10714"},"modified":"2017-04-10T14:46:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T18:46:52","slug":"prescribed-fire-6-things-to-consider-before-you-ignite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2017\/04\/prescribed-fire-6-things-to-consider-before-you-ignite\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Prescribed Fire: 6 Things to Consider Before You Ignite&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Drovers Newsletter<\/em> published a story this week on the use of prescribed fire to manage grazing land. \u00a0They note that &#8220;when used correctly, fire can improve habitat for a variety of wildlife species, forage for cattle, and conditions for oak regeneration among other things.&#8221; \u00a0But you need to consider a variety of factors carefully well before you start lighting the fires. \u00a0You can read their article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cattlenetwork.com\/advice-and-tips\/stockerpasturerangeland\/prescribed-fire-6-things-consider-you-ignite?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpnNVptWTFaVFZpWm1JNCIsInQiOiJlOEdHT29wRE1SZlEzRnJPNVhGS1dnaTIyVHliT1FndnVcL1d3Vk9KU01RWkZKcnVqM1AzMExQNHZlTGUwanlyZ1VcL1R0TVJlS3VZVFdOZWV3WHNtdmhuSXhNanF5eTNoSkJLMWZDM2M0NmhJNVEzQ3B6b0R0NHpieVMyUjRXeG54In0%3D\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of places that you can go to get information on fire weather conditions. \u00a0The National Weather Service provides them at their station web sites. \u00a0For example, here is the link for the Peachtree City office near Atlanta:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ffc\/firewx\">https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ffc\/firewx<\/a>. \u00a0You can substitute your own 3-letter airport designator for FFC, which stands for Falcon Field in Peachtree City, or go to the main Weather.gov website and click on the map to get to your local office. \u00a0The site contains information on a number of parameters like wind and humidity that you will need to determine if conditions are right. \u00a0The Georgia Forestry Commission also has a web site for fire weather at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weather.gfc.state.ga.us\/\">https:\/\/weather.gfc.state.ga.us\/<\/a>. \u00a0Most other states will have similar resources available. \u00a0And don&#8217;t forget to follow all the regulations regarding permits and control when you decide a prescribed burn is necessary!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/11\/gatlinburg-fire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9307\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/11\/gatlinburg-fire-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/11\/gatlinburg-fire-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/11\/gatlinburg-fire-247x138.jpg 247w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/11\/gatlinburg-fire.jpg 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drovers Newsletter published a story this week on the use of prescribed fire to manage grazing land. \u00a0They note that &#8220;when used correctly, fire can improve habitat for a variety of wildlife species, forage for cattle, and conditions for oak regeneration among other things.&#8221; 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