Pre-Suppression Firebreaks
Firebreaks are areas that are cleaned of fuels and reduced to mineral soil. They are created by using special equipment and hand tools to form trenches or harrows. GFC recommends…
Forestry Continues to Boost State’s Economy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Georgia’s forest industry continues to fuel the state’s economic engine. According to a new report, in 2017, increases were recorded in the number of…
Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification (WRRQ) in Georgia
…to reduce fuel loads and prevent larger, catastrophic wildfires. In fact, approximately one of every 40 acres in the state was burned last year to reduce fuel and wildfire risk….
Forest Industry
Our numbers speak for themselves. One of the top exporters nationwide in 2019 for wood, wood fuel, and wood pellets $36.3 billion – total impact of the forest industry on…
Prescribed Burn Certification
…PDF Daily Fire Danger Rating Map Daily updates of fire risks across Georgia External Website Fine Fuel Moisture Table A close estimate of the fine dead fuel moisture (FDFM) on…
A Message from GFC Director Tim Lowrimore
…close by thanking our clients, stakeholders, partners, and employees for your unwavering trust in our agency. Your support is the fuel that enables us to provide the important services our…
“Friends that travel together, stay together”: Hand Crews of the Georgia Forestry Commission
…used to “scratch lines” to reach the mineral soil. And let’s not forget the fuel needed to run the chainsaws; it’s heavy! And all the while they must wear full…
My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands
…amount of time. This could be particularly useful in Forest Health, where the technology could replace manned flights requiring a large amount of fuel to conduct flyovers to determine areas…
In the Saddle of Unsung Heroes: Cross-training as a Wildland Firefighter
…was to successfully complete a handline or smaller firebreak using fire tools, using a drip torch to apply fire to further reduce vegetation that could become wildfire fuel, and identify…
“Good Fires” Take Center Stage at Upcoming Virtual Meeting
…habitat for wildlife, reduces fuel loads and lowers the risk of wildfire smoke impacts on our communities.” Wildlife Resources Division Fire Safety Officer Shan Cammack, a long-time steering committee member…
