Forest Fires and Prescribed Burning in Midwestern United States: 1 April 1999

Forest Fires and Prescribed Burning in the Central United States

1 April 1999


Several active fire signals and smoke plumes are recorded by OSEI with the NOAA AVHRR Sensor on 31 March 1999.

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Fig.1. NOAA image of the vegetation fires near the border of Kansas and Oklahoma, 31 March 1999
(Source: NOAA http://www.osei.noaa.gov/)

Several wildfires were reported in Southern United States over the last days. The Florida Forest Protection Bureau reports for 30 March 1999 33 fires, burning on a total area of  452.6 acres (183.2 ha). For a detailed report on the fire activities in Florida, refer to the last days Narrative Report on the Florida fire situation provided by the Florida Forest Protection Bureau.

Remarks on Prescribed Burning:
The high-temperature events depicted by the NOAA AVHRR satellite in the Southeast are not all wildfires. At this time of the year prescribed burning operations are conducted routinely. A set of photographic documents on prescribed burning techniques and objectives can be visited in our photo archive. For more information on the extent of prescribed burning in the U.S.A. please visit the last issue of International Forest Fire News.


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