The U.S. Forest Service suspends prescribed burns while it conducts a review of its practices, the agency says.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post via Getty ImagesCiting extreme wildfire conditions, the U.S. Forest Service is suspending prescribed burns while it conducts a review of its practices, the agency head announced Friday.
The Forest Service will conduct a 90-day review of protocols, decision support tools and practices ahead of planned operations this fall, Forest Service Chief Randy Moore said in a statement. "The communities we serve, and our employees deserve the very best tools and science supporting them as we continue to navigate toward reducing the risk of severe wildfires in the future," he said.The announcement on a pause was made as much of the Southwest was under “red flag,” or wildfire risk, warnings due to hot, dry conditions.
The Calf Canyon Fire started to the west of that blaze on April 19, and its cause is listed as being under investigation. The two fires later merged and have burned more than 303,000 acres.
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