The following video provides an introduction to prescribed fire ignition techniques. A prescribed fire is a fire set intentionally to achieve certain objectives such as fuel reduction, wildlife habitat enhancement, site preparation, or promotion of native vegetation. For more information on prescribed fires, see the following Extension publications:

• Prescribed Fire: Promoting Better Forest and Wildlife Management
• Prescribed Fire: The Fuels Component
• Prescribed Fire: Weather

For further information, view the other videos in the Prescribed Fire Ignition Techniques video series.

• Introduction to Prescribed Fire Ignition Techniques
• Heading/Strip Head Fire
• Burning Piles
• Backing Fire
• Flanking Fire
• Point Source Fire