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Stanislaus National Forest Large-Scale Prescribed Fire Case Study 2023

  • Incident Information:

  • Location:

    California
  • Date:

    01/01/2023
  • Incident Type:

    Prescribed Fire Operations
  • Keywords:

    Prescribed Fire

  • Description:

    The Stanislaus National Forest, California, tested a mass mobilization strategy in the spring of 2023 to accomplish prescribed burning goals. With mentoring from the National Incident Management Organization (NIMO), forest staff decided to approach spring burning like it was a wildfire and established an incident management organization (IMO) to support the burn bosses responsible for implementation.

    Prescribed Fire Operations, Prescribed Fire