Year of publication 2018

This guide provides basic information needed to help you become technically proficient in the proper planning and use of prescribed fire. A glossary toward the end of this manual will help with unfamiliar terms. To learn more about the subject of prescribed fire, a list of suggested readings follows the glossary. The objective of this Introduction to Prescribed Burning is to help resource managers plan and execute prescribed burns in Southern forests and grasslands by: explaining the reasons for prescribed burning; emphasizing the environmental effects; explaining the importance of weather in prescribed burning; describing the various techniques of prescribed burning; giving general information pertaining to prescribed burning.