Florida Has Record-Setting Year for Applying Prescribed Fire
July 24, 2024
July 24, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 24 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on July 23, 2024:
Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the Florida Forest Service's recording-setting year of applying prescribed fire during the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The agency set a new annual record with 277,818 total acres treated for the year on State Forests. Prescribed fire reduces hazardous fuel buildups and the . . .
Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the Florida Forest Service's recording-setting year of applying prescribed fire during the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The agency set a new annual record with 277,818 total acres treated for the year on State Forests. Prescribed fire reduces hazardous fuel buildups and the . . .