Editing Controlled burn (section)

=== Wildfire management ===
Controlled burns reduce the amount of understory fuel so when a wildfire enters the area, a controlled burn site can reduce the intensity of the fire or prevent the fire from crossing the area entirely.<ref name=":5" /> A controlled burn prior to the wildfire season can protect infrastructure and communities or mitigate risks associated with many dead standing trees such as after a pest infestation when forest fuels are high.<ref name=":6" /> [[Image:Crew member setting fire back burn.jpg|thumb|Northern California fire crews start a backfire to stop the [[Witch Fire|Poomacha fire]] from advancing westward.<ref name="budget">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Homeland Security Budget-in-Brief Fiscal Year 2009 |url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/budget_bib-fy2009.pdf |access-date=31 January 2010 |publisher=[[United States Department of Homeland Security]] |page=71}}</ref>]]