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Hurricane and Tropical Storm Impacts on Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Management Practices

David R. Godwin, Breanne Ward, Jennifer E. Fawcett, Gary C. Wood, and Raelene M. Crandall


Release Date: 3/21/2022

Reviewed At: 3/6/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fr452-2022

Natural Resources

Abstract

Hurricanes and tropical storms can significantly alter forested and non-forested areas, creating unique hazards and considerations for wildland firefighters and prescribed burners. Prior to responding to wildfires and planning prescribed fires, fire managers should anticipate how these changes will affect fire behavior, smoke, hazards, and access to the fire.

About this Publication

This document is FOR381, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences. Original publication date March 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

David R. Godwin, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, director, Southern Fire Exchange, Tallahassee FL 32312; Breanne Ward, technician, UF/IFAS Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Gainesville, FL 32611; Jennifer E. Fawcett, Extension associate, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University; Gary C. Wood, southeastern regional coordinator, National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, Smithfield, NC 27577; and Raelene M. Crandall, assistant professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville FL 32611. This publication is made possible through grants from the USDA Forest Service and the Joint Fire Science Program.

How to Cite

Godwin, D. R., Ward, B., Fawcett, J. E., Wood, G. C., & Crandall, R. M. (2022). Hurricane and Tropical Storm Impacts on Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Management Practices. EDIS, 2022(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr452-2022

Authors

David Godwin
David Godwin
staff
University of Florida

education/training specialist III and Southern Fire Exchange Project coordinator, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Tallahassee, FL

Raelene Crandall
Raelene Crandall
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, fire ecology, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville, FL

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