Fire Management Concepts

Fire management involves planning and implementing strategies to prevent, control, and use fire safely in forests, grasslands, and communities. It includes activities like creating firebreaks to stop wildfires, prescribed burns to reduce excessive vegetation that could fuel larger fires, and firefighter efforts during wildfire events. The goal is to protect lives, property, and ecosystems by balancing fire’s natural role in renewal with risk mitigation. Effective fire management requires understanding fire behavior, weather conditions, and ecological impacts, ensuring fires are used as a helpful tool rather than a destructive force.