Weather permitting, staff from the Great Lakes Fire Management Zone based at Indiana Dunes National Park, plan to conduct the 181 acre Hobart Prairie Grove Prescribed Fire on Thursday, December 2.
The area to be burned is on the west side of Lake George, south of 48th Ave, east of Liverpool Road, and north of 61st Ave.
Crews plan to start between 11am and noon. Smoke is expected to raise out of the area to the east and south east and should not impact any roads or neighborhoods.  

A web map of the are can be found here: https://bit.ly/INDUFall2021Fires
Prescribed fire at Hobart Prairie Grove is part of the park's long term restoration of the area to it's natural Bur Oak/White Oak forest type.
Follow the park on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNPS for updates.
The original press release can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/indu/learn/news/four-prescribed-burns-planned-for-the-fall-at-national-park.htm

Fire crews successfully burned 77 acres around the Dunewood Campground near Beverly Shores, and another 25 acres just south of Dune Acres today.

Fifteen firefighters began ignitions at the Dunewood Campground at 11am this morning. For approximately 2 and a half hours, staff safely burned downed leaves and other natural debris around the campgrounds 53 traditional campsites and 13 walk-in sites. Burning the leaves in the fall reduces the threat of wildfire in the spring and summer camping season at the campground.  From April until November, the campground is full on most weekends, and almost continuously through the summer. https://www.nps.gov/indu/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm 

At a little after 2 pm, firefighters ignited the Cowles Bog 25 acre fire along North Mineral Springs Road, immediately north of the Greenbelt Trailhead parking lot, south of Dune Acres. The Cowles Bog area is named after Dr. Henry Chandler Cowles who did his pioneering work in ecology and ecological succession here. The area is undergoing restoration efforts, which include the use of fire on the south side of the bog, the area burned today, and in the dunes north of the bog. More information on the Cowles Bog restoration can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/indu/learn/nature/great-marsh-restoration.htm . 

 As of 4pm today, the Derby Ditch Prescribed Fire is complete. Special thanks to our friends from the Midewin Hotshots based at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois for coming over to assist. 

The 328 acre area Derby Ditch area is immediately north of US 12 and the Calumet Trail, east of East State Park Rd and west of South Broadway Ave in Beverly Shores.
Should the initial Derby Ditch Prescribed fire burn well, an additional 25 acres immediately adjacent to the Green Belt Parking Lot at Cowles Bog on North Mineral Springs Rd, just south of the entrance to Dune Acres, will also be burned. 
 

Magdalena Ranger District to implement
prescribed fire operations on Baney Unit 3C

Starting as early as February 25th

 Starting as early as January 27th 

Magdalena Ranger District to implement Baney prescribed fire

Starting November 3rd

 On Wednesday, rain and cooler temperatures had set in over Throckmorton and Shackelford Counties, no patrolling was needed and according to land owners the fire was completely out. The buck fire now sits at 100 % containment.

 The Buck Fire is currently sitting at 18688 acres and is 95% contained, all progression of the fire has been stopped and with favorable weather conditions, the fire intensity has been reduced to a few internal hot spots. The majority of TAMFS resources have been resliced as of yesterday and today the plan is to use a few local resources to continue to patrol and monitor the fire. Acreage will likely stay the same once the status of the fire is at 100%, rain is expected in the next few days as well.

 Crews made great progress yesterday tying in several sections of containment line and reinforcing existing line by conducting several back burn operations. Low winds and high humidity last night helped with recovery, a cold front has moved into the area causing a shift in wind, but due to improved containment is little concern. Some of the TAMFS crews will be released from the fire today if everything goes to plan, the local TAMFS crews will stay at the fire to monitor it over the next day or two. Currently the Buck fire sits at 15000 acres with 75% containment.