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Fire crews began burning operations today, picking up where they left off in the southeast unit between 3N01 and 2N05, moving south towards the Jawbone Pass area.  They began ignitions targeting standing dead trees (snags) and white thorn, as well as thick overgrown stands of fir interspersed with dead and down trees.  Crews also patrolled and mopped up in the northern perimeter of the fire, securing the control line.

Fire professionals took advantage of the warming sun and lower relative humidities by starting later in the morning.  This encouraged better consumption of understory vegetation and standing dead trees.  The slow and steady tactical burning is leading to a successful outcome and meeting management objectives. 

Working with this naturally caused low intensity fire, managers are using fire as a tool to increase forest resiliency and aid in reducing catastrophic wildfire.