Incident Media Photographs

Objectives for many of the prescribed fires at Camp Swift include burning the grassy meadows to reduce the amount of woody hardwoods, such as sand plum, various oaks and youpon holly, which encroach into these openings. Here, the ignitors use a technique to put a small amount of fire under the pine trees first, before the main head of the fire moves through, in order to protect the mature pine trees. 

Unit 9, a predominately grass unit with native tree species encroaching in meadow, last underwent a prescribed fire two year ago, in January 2023. Without regular maintenance, grasslands can become overrun with vines, shrubs and trees, along with "thatchy" dead grasses, restricting new grasses from growing. A wildland firefighter uses a drip torch to slowly light the unit to revitalize native grass growth.