CREWS FINISH CONTROLLED BURN.Byline: Daily News Firefighters on Tuesday completed a 440-acre controlled burn Prescribed or controlled burning (back burning) is a technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abatement. Fire is a natural part of both forest and grassland ecology and controlled fire can be a tool for foresters. - one that burned out of control briefly the previous night - in the forest area near Canyon Country. About 100 firefighters spent the day checking the site of a controlled burn for smoldering smol·der also smoul·der intr.v. smol·dered, smol·der·ing, smol·ders 1. To burn with little smoke and no flame. 2. brush and any lingering ``hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. ,'' said Inspector Dennis Cross of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La . The controlled burn, begun Monday, centered on a remote section of the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los near two dirt roads, Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Truck Trail and May Canyon Truck Trail. The region is south of the junction of Placerita Canyon Road and Sand Canyon Road. Besides a water-dropping helicopter, the firefighting 1. firefighting - What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires." 2. force also included dozens of crewmen using hand tools to cut fire lines and contain the blaze to the prescribed area, Cross said. About 6 p.m. Monday, the fire briefly jumped the lines, but was quickly brought under control, firefighters said. The burn is among a number of prescribed fires planned in the Angeles to destroy heavy vegetation as U.S. Forest Service officials anticipate a severe fire season. Meanwhile, annual fire restrictions take effect today in the Angeles, said Forest Supervisor Michael J. Rogers. ``Heavy rainfall of El Nino helped keep the fire danger in check last summer, but produced an abundance of grass and brush growth,'' Rogers said in a statement. ``This increase in vegetation coupled with the relatively dry winter sets the stage for a very hazardous fire threat this summer.'' Campfires are prohibited outside developed camp and picnic grounds, except in portable stoves using liquid petroleum gas if a permit has been obtained. Free fire permits and copies of fire restrictions are available at Forest Service offices and ranger stations. For information, call the Forest Service at (626) 574-5200. |
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