Keywords: fire prescribed fire prescribedfire loxahatchee airboat firefighters helicopter outdoor sky USFWS firefighters watch the helicopter as it makes an ignition pass from their airboats during a large prescribed(18,500 acre) fire at A.R.M Loxahatchee NWR, July 6th, 2016. Prescribed fire is an important management tool that reduces the risk and impact of wildfires to the neighboring communities while improving the quality of the habitat. Airboats and helicopters are used by firefighters when conducting prescribed fires in large marshes in the southeast. - Photo Credit: Joseph Whelan (USFWS) USFWS firefighters watch the helicopter as it makes an ignition pass from their airboats during a large prescribed(18,500 acre) fire at A.R.M Loxahatchee NWR, July 6th, 2016. Prescribed fire is an important management tool that reduces the risk and impact of wildfires to the neighboring communities while improving the quality of the habitat. Airboats and helicopters are used by firefighters when conducting prescribed fires in large marshes in the southeast. - Photo Credit: Joseph Whelan (USFWS) |