Category Archives: Protection

• MFC joins others in recognizing Fire Prevention Week

  The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) is joining the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), the Southern Group of State Forester (SGSF) and others in recognizing this week, October 4-10, as National Fire Prevention Week.

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• Good fires prevent bad ones

  From hazardous fuel reduction to wildlife habitat improvement, prescribed fire should be part of every forest landowner’s management plan.

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• Extreme caution urged when burning storm debris

  April 2020 was an extremely active month for tornadoes in Mississippi. Storms on two consecutive weekends brought damage and destruction to the south-central portion of the state.

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