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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is informing the public of two prescribed fires (burns) that will occur for the month of November. Prescribed fires typically burn
less intensely than wildfires. Prescribed burns can help prevent the spread of wildfires and can reduce
impacts to watersheds that can result in soil loss and sedimentation.
The two upcoming prescribed burns are facilitated by TREX (Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges). TREX
exercises bring firefighting partners together to expand their experience with prescribed burns and are
facilitated independently of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The Santa Barbara County Fire
Department will participate by providing fire contingency resources to ensure the fire is contained to the
property of origin. Two different locations will be utilized during this event to facilitate the needs of
participants involved in this training program. Research components of this program help to refine
knowledge of the impacts of utilizing prescribed fire on the landscape.