Equipment Redundancy in Prescribed Fire – The Prairie Ecologist

Prescribed fire can be tricky and very dangerous.  A good plan and experienced crew are necessary components of a successful fire.  An underappreciated component, however, is redundancy in fire fighting equipment.  If a piece of equipment you’re relying on breaks down, you’d better have a backup to allow you to shut down or complete the fire.  Click below to read an example of how that redundancy came into play on one prescribed fire along the Platte River.

http://prairieecologist.com/2011/05/16/the-importance-of-equipment-redundancy-in-prescribed-fire/