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Forest Service Conducts 100 Acre Control Burn At Ransom Middle
January 11, 2015
The Florida Forest Service conducted a 100 acre prescribed burn at Ransom Middle School Saturday.
After a recent wildfire caused smoke issues near the Cantonment school, the burn was conducted on county-owned property in order to reduce the risk of future wildfires, eliminate potential smoke issues and allow the school board to better utilize the field adjacent to the school.
“We’ve had two fires there in the past year,” said Adam Parden, the FFS’s Forest Area supervisor for Escambia County. “This will help eliminate future fires and let the school be able to put their field back in working order.”
The field was overgrown with weeds and grass and Forest Service crews had already established fire breaks around the perimeter.
The operation was part of the Forest Service’s wildfire mitigation program and will help protect more than $30 million in structures including Ransom Middle School’s facilities.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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