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Kaibab National Forest: Managing Wildfires and Forest Health

Explore the history and impact of wildfires in Kaibab National Forest, from the natural role of fire to changes over the years. Learn about the USDA Forest Service's crucial role in fire prevention, suppression, and fuels management for forest health and community protection.

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Kaibab National Forest: Managing Wildfires and Forest Health

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  1. USDA FOREST SERVICEKAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST Fire In The Forest

  2. Fire • In Recent Years, Typically More Than 200 Fires Per Year • Most Are Lightning Caused • Most Remain Small 1947 to 1996

  3. Fire • Natural • Healthy • Vital

  4. Fire • Dangerous • Destructive • Devastating

  5. Fire Has Changed • A Little History … Heavy, unregulated grazing beginning around 1870 and lasting several decades reduced the grass cover that carried the ground fires. Those fires that did get started were quickly suppressed.

  6. Fire Has Changed • As Time Moved On … 1910

  7. Fire Has Changed 1930s

  8. Fire Has Changed 1989

  9. People Have Changed

  10. Forest Service Role In Today’s Fires • Prevention • Education • Restrictions • Closure

  11. Forest Service Role In Today’s Fires • Suppression • Lookouts • Dispatch • Ground Resources • Aerial Resources • Shared Resources • Incident Management Teams

  12. Forest Service Role In Today’s Fires • Lookouts And Other Eyes In The Sky

  13. Forest Service Role In Today’s Fires • Ground Resources

  14. Forest Service Role In Today’s Fires • Aerial Resources

  15. Forest Service Role In Today’s Fires • Fuels Management • What Is It? • Why Is It Important? • Fuels Management Initiatives

  16. What Is Fuels Management? • Tree Thinning • Prescribed Burning • And More …

  17. Why Is Fuels Management Important? • Wildland Fire Risk Reduction

  18. Why Is Fuels Management Important? • Protection Of Lives And Communities

  19. Why Is Fuels Management Important? • Forest Health

  20. Why Is Fuels Management Important? • Forest Restoration

  21. USDA FOREST SERVICEKAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST Fire In The Forest Thanks For Your Time!

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