Firefighters burn to reduce the severity and intensity of wildfires by reducing hazardous fuels that feed wildfires. Burning improves overall forest health by recycling carbon and nutrients into the soil and controlling forest insects. It also increases forage for wildlife, like grass and shrubs, and improves conditions for better wildlife habitat.
Thank you to the crews who are assisting with this burn including Whispering Pines VFD, Rapid City Fire Department, Mimbres NM crew, Haycamp crew, and the Mystic Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest.
(Photos: Victoria prescribed fire, Nov. 7, 2024, by Cecilia Lepa-Wince, Black Hills National Forest/USDA Forest Service)
