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This session will include information on prescribed fire managers and public relations; the importance of rules and regulations governing the use of fire and why we need to be part of the solution, not part of the problem; standards of conduct and ethics related to the use of prescribed fire; and issues and impediments managers may face in the future. To quote from Dale Wade and Hugh Mobley's recent publication 'Managing Smoke at the Wildland-Urban Interface' (June 2007, Southern Research Stations, General Technical Report, SRS-103), 'The public is unlikely to continue to tolerate the use of prescribed fire, regardless of the benefits, if burn managers cannot keep smoke out of smoke-sensitive areas.' This quote speaks directly to us and we must be proactive rather than reactive or the universal 'right to burn' could become the 'privilege of a few to burn.'
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- fire management
- Florida
- Georgia
- public information
- smoke management
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