FOREST FIRE SERVICE PRESCRIBED BURNING PROGRAM UNDER WAY

PROGRAM IS INTEGRAL PART OF STATE\’S EFFORTS TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISKS

(15/P24) TRENTON – New Jersey State Forestry Services advises residents that the seasonal prescribed burning program is under way. The controlled burning program, implemented by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, is an important part of the state\’s strategy to reduce risk of wildfires that could threaten property or lives.

\”Prescribed burning is part of a planned strategy that the state uses to reduce accumulations of undergrowth, fallen branches and downed trees that can act as tinder and increase the severity of wildfires, making them difficult to control,\” said State Forester Lynn Fleming. \”Prescribed burns help protect lives and property and, at the same time, improve the overall health of our forests.\”