Moving toward a future where communities work together for greater opportunity to conduct safe and effective prescribed burning.
The mission of the Oregon Prescribed Fire Council is to collaboratively promote and conserve fire-adapted natural ecosystems in Oregon and expand the responsible use of prescribed fire.
Firefighters in the forests of the Fremont-Winema National Forest
Prescribed fire, sometimes referred to as a “controlled burn,” is a term used to describe fires set by land managers in order to achieve some management goal.
Prescription refers to the different management techniques that are proposed by a land manager. Because fire behavior is dependent on fuels, weather, and topography, prescribed fire enables land managers to manage fuels in a situation where weather and topography are predictable.
However, prescribed fire is not a one-time treatment; it is often used periodically and in conjunction with other management practices such as mechanical thinning and herbicides.