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Fire Operations Guidance in Bark Beetle Stands

Revised operational guide from R2 USFS about safe operations in bark beetle stands.

Due to altered fuel conditions, personnel operating within the bark beetle environment should be aware of the imminent danger presented by dead and dying trees, falling at an increasing rate across a broad forested landscape.

https://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2ftc/documents/BB_IA_Guidelines_2010.pdf

Photo Credit Dan West: Spruce Beetle damage in the San Juan National Forest in 2018.

Posted by:
Gloria Edwards
Published on:
September 4, 2020

Categories: Education & TrainingTags: bark beetles, beetle epidemics, beetle infestation, collaborative fire management, fire management, fire managers, Forest Operations, forests, indigenous fire management, prescribed fire management, US Forest Service, USDA, USFS, wildfire management, Wildfire Operations & Management, Wildland, Wildland Fire, Wildland Firefighting

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