FLEVP Boundary Prescribed Fire

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The type of incident is Prescribed Fire and involves the following unit(s) Everglades National Park.

State: Florida

Coordinates:

Latitude: 25 ° 45 26 Longitude: 80° 49 21

NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.

Incident Overview: The National Park Service (NPS) in conjunction with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be conducting a joint prescribed fire operation scheduled to begin in late January and continue through February. The 151,434-acre Boundary Prescribed Fire Project—located south of US Highway 41 between mile markers 36 and 44, including the Miccosukee Reserved Area—removes jurisdictional boundaries to complete prescribed burns with the assistance of federal, Tribal, state and local resources. The project aims to reduce hazardous fuel accumulations, create a critical fire break on the south side of the Miccosukee Reserved area to protect the Tribal Community from wildfire, enhance landscape resiliency, aid in ecosystem restoration, protect cultural values and improve firefighter and public safety. 

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