APAFR Wildland Fire

News about current Rx fires, wildfires, and fire ecology on Avon Park AFR, MacDill AFB, and Cape Canaveral AFS. *Re-tweets do not constitute endorsements*

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

Module Members from Avon Park are currently at @TeamTyndall Tyndall AFB assisting with a wildfire. @USFWSFireSE @freshfromFL

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

Members from @USFWSFire_SoCal are assisting @USFWSFireSE and @ColoradoStateU with prescribed burns this week at the range.
@FFS_Lakeland #Goodfires #PrescribedFireAwarenessWeek #rxfire

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

The crew at Avon Park is celebrating #PrescribedFireAwarenessWeek by doing some of our own. #GoodFires #rxfire @FFS_Lakeland @USFWSFireSE

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

The Prescribed Fire Training Center is helping us implement burns all week. They even brought one crew member from the Great White North.

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

Another day of aerial ignition today at the bombing range. 1,400 acres along the boundary we share with River Ranch.

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

The first aerially ignited prescribed in quite a while today at the range! We are securing our ranges and impact areas with almost 2,000 acres of #prescribedfire @USFWSFireSE
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[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

Avon Park Wildland Fire and #USFWS detailers are burning 350 acres along our southern boundary today. @USFWSFireSE @FFS_Okeechobee

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

Air Force Wildland Fire Branch team members from Avon Park are assisting Tyndall Air Force with prescribed burning this weekend.

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

The beginning of a 1,000 acre burn on Avon Park Air Force Range today. #goodfire @FFS_Okeechobee @USFWSFireSE

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

Smoke is in the air this weekend at the Range. Crews are burning approximately 225 acres this weekend. #GoodFires @FFS_Okeechobee @USFWSFireSE

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

Avon Park Wildland Fire Staff are burning 700 acres today. @FFS_Okeechobee

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

Avon Park Wildland Fire Staff are conducting a prescribed burn along our northern boundary today. This burn improves wildlife habitat and reduces hazardous fuels along the border we share with River Ranch

[FFS Okeechobee @FFS_Okeechobee]

North #HighlandsCounty - @avonparkfire authorized to burn 2,000 acres. Periodic #Goodfires are vital to wildlife https://t.co/qcIaEaLE06

[Association for Fire Ecology @fireecology]

Recent news story featuring AFE President Leda Kobziar https://t.co/87vRqHE6ek

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

Here's a photo from our 20 acre #RXFire today #silviculture #FloridaFire

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

Fire crews are monitoring a wildfire on our north ranges. The fire is burning within containment lines and poses no threat at this time.

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

We are burning 110 acres of pine plantation along our northern fence line. Feels good to put some fire on the ground again #silviculture

[FFS Okeechobee @FFS_Okeechobee]

#HighlandsCounty @avonparkfire conducting 330 acre grass #Goodfire to prevent #Wildfires @HighlandsToday @TheNewsSun

[Adam Putnam @adamputnam]

In remembrance of Josh Burch and Brett Fulton.

[APAFR Wildland Fire @avonparkfire]

We'll be conducting a 50 acre #RXFire at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today with help from @USFWSFireSE and VZT