It may seem counter-intuitive, but more landowners and public safety officials have begun calling on the state to respond to last year's devastating wildfires by lighting more fires — so-called prescribed burns that help remove the dry grass and brush that fuel the blazes. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.
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Lori Trammell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
controlled burns can be done safely and are beneficial to the plant and animals....ask any old farmer. The fires occur naturally but become a huge problem when population starts moving too close. Controlled burns will make these area safer. Ask any old farmer. I was raised on a dairy farm a long, long time age. the kids learned to burn off areas safely. Im sure the practice is probably illegal now...but that doesnt mean it isnt beneficial.