July 14, 2021 7:11 pm
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210714151142.htm
Firefighters battling wildfires in the western United States use a variety of suppression tactics to get the flames under control. Prescribed burns, or controlled fires intentionally set to clear shrubs and forest litter before a wildfire ever ignites, can make fire suppression operations almost three times as effective in limiting wildfire severity, according to a new study.