Prescribed burning definition

Prescribed burning means the planned application of fire to vegetation on lands selected in advance of such application, where any of the purposes of the burning are specified in the definition of agricultural burning as set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 39011.
Prescribed burning means open burning under such conditions that the fire is confined to a predetermined area.
Prescribed burning means the controlled application of fire to wildland fuels that are in either a natural or modified state, under certain burn and smoke management prescription conditions that have been specified by the land manager in charge of or assisting the burn, to attain planned resource management objectives. Prescribed burning does not include a fire set or permitted by a public officer to provide instruction in fire fighting methods, or construction or residential burning.

Examples of Prescribed burning in a sentence

  • Prescribed burning is the planned application of fire to vegetation to achieve any specific objective on lands selected in advance of that application.

  • Prescribed burning to reduce natural fuel build-up and improve plant vigor.

  • Prescribed burning for crop production or grassland management may only be conducted upon the written permission of and upon the specific conditions required by the Allen County Sheriff, Bryan Murphy.

  • Prescribed burning is essential to the perpetuation, restoration, and management of many plant and animal communities.

  • Prescribed burning is widely used for fuel management because it reduces biomass (the fuels) to ashes (minerals).


More Definitions of Prescribed burning

Prescribed burning means the use of fire ignited as a planned management activity on forestland to meet specific objectives involving the reduction or removal of forest fuels. Prescribed burning does not include impromptu fires ignited for purposes such as warming fires, burn-out or backfire operations used in wildfire suppression, or lightning ignited “wildland fire use” as practiced by federal land management agencies.
Prescribed burning means the open burning of plant life under such conditions that the fire is confined to a predetermined area and accomplishes the environmentally beneficial objectives of prevention and control of wildfires.
Prescribed burning means the planned and controlled burning of plant material in order to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfire or to meet specific land management objectives.
Prescribed burning means open burning of undisturbed vegetation for the specific purpose of conservation practices, wildlife habitat management, or plant, pest or disease control under such conditions that the fire is confined to a predetermined area.
Prescribed burning. Means the planned application of fire to vegetation to achieve any specific objective on lands selected in advance of such application.
Prescribed burning means planned open burning to achieve the specific objectives identified by a land manager on lands selected in advance for removal of:
Prescribed burning means the controlled application of fire to existing vegetative fuels under specified environmental conditions and following appropriate precautionary measures, which causes the fire to be confined to a predetermined area and accomplishes one or more planned land management objectives as specified in the Georgia Prescribed Burning Act (Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources §12-6-146) or to mitigate catastrophic wildfires.