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Firing the woods in a South Carolina forest with a custom made driptorch mounted on an ATV. The device spits flaming fuel oil from the side, instantly igniting the leaf litter.

Controlled or prescribed burning, also known as hazard reduction burning or Swailing 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. Hazard reduction or controlled burning is conducted during the cooler months to reduce fuel buildup and decrease the likelihood of serious hotter fires. Controlled burning stimulates the germination of some desirable forest trees, thus renewing the forest. Some cones, such as sequoia and serotinous require heat from fire to open cones to disperse seeds.

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• Related: Agroecology, Bushfire, Fire ecology, Firebreak, Fire-stick farming, Native American use of fire, Shifting cultivation, Slash-and-burn, Wildfire suppression

BBC News Devon Swailing BBC News Devon Swailing www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news/022001/23/swailing.shtml - Web

Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University www.eri.nau.edu/cms/content/view/723/935/ - Web

Tall Timbers Research Center and Land Conservancy Tall Timbers Research Center and Land Conservancy www.talltimbers.org - Web

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U.S. National Park Service Prescribed Fire Policy U.S. National Park Service Prescribed Fire Policy www.nps.gov/yell/technical/fire/prescribed.htm - Web

Savanna Oak Foundation article on controlled burns Savanna Oak Foundation article on controlled burns www.savannaoak.org/controlburns.html - Web

The Nature Conservancy's Global Fire Initiative The Nature Conservancy's Global Fire Initiative www.tncfire.org - Web

Strategic fire management Strategic fire management savanna.cdu.edu.au/information/arnhem_fire_strategic.html - Web

Fire management and greenhouse gas emissions Fire management and greenhouse gas emissions savanna.cdu.edu.au/information/greenhouse_emissions.html - Web

Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS) f... Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS) for Wildland Fuels www.fs.fed.us/pnw/fera/fccs - Web

European Commission project: FIRE PARADOX - "Learn... European Commission project: FIRE PARADOX - "Learn to live with fire" www.fireparadox.org - Web

"Controlled burn" from the Global Legal Informatio... "Controlled burn" from the Global Legal Information Network Subject Term Index go.usa.gov/BEl - Web

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