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This particular high-altitude exchange, according to organizers, marked a first for the program and the state by bringing together fire practitioners and professional foresters. The hope was to create interdisciplinary sparks between the two groups with potential to ignite new ideas and mutual understanding.
Santa Barbara County residents may notice some smoke in the air this week. That's because there are two prescribed burns scheduled to take place near Los Olivos and Santa Ynez.
Controlled burns will take place along Jalama Road outside of Lompoc from Wednesday, Nov. 16, to Friday, Nov. 18, according to the Air Pollution Control District.
A prescribed burning training exercise is scheduled to begin in the Santa Ynez Valley on Monday, November 14.
Even as the Forest Service halts controlled burns for 90 days after a rare escape in New Mexico, experts say the prescribed fire needs to expand.