Fla. (WTXL) The Florida Forest Service oversees one of the most active prescribed fire programs in the country in order to help reduce the risk of wildfires.
During the past year, the Florida Forest service reports that more than 2.5 million acres across Florida were treated with prescribed fires. This year has been the highest number of prescribed burns ever reported by any state in the country.
More than 124,000 of these acres were on state forest land. The Florida Forest service regulary manges its 1 million acres of state forest lands with prescribed fire, while also conducting or authorizing prescribed burns more than 214,000 of these acres were on state forest land.
For more information about the Florida forest service, go to www.floridaforestservice.com.
