Control burns in California, USA to combat wildfires

I've noticed more talk about controlled burning to help fight the problem of wildfires in California.

California does do control burns, they call it prescribed burning. It is a common practice and the state predicts the use/need for it will grow.

https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/natural-resource-management/prescribed-fire

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/prescribed-burning

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/prescribed-burning/about

I'm not sure if people think prescribed burning would had stopped the Palisades Fire or not. I'm not sure if it would had helped or had been an option in that area.

It's still worth discussing rather or not it would had been an option/helped stopped this wildfire from starting.

There are prescribed burnings occurring in California often https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/31/prescribed-burn-sends-smoke-into-douglas-county/

There is a prescribed fire that started in Sacramento this morning

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article298188193.html

Started: 9:32 a.m. Jan. 8 Initial location: Modoc County, Calif. Fire type: Prescribed Fire name: Lassen Piles

One in Tuolumne County on Jan 3rd

Started: 12:45 p.m. Jan. 3 Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif. Fire type: Prescribed Fire name: 2025 D51 Pile Burning

Another in San Luis Obispo on Jan 1st

Started: 4 hours ago, 7:11 a.m. Jan. 1 Initial location: San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Fire type: Prescribed Fire name: Chimney Rock Ranch Burn

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