Approximately 80 firefighters and members from Los Angeles County Forestry and Fire Warden's office conducted a prescribed burn today to control reeds and excess vegetation around Holiday Lake in Neenach. The control burn was to reduce the fuel loading and to improve the wildlife habitat. The area has been over grown so volunteers have been improving walking paths, creating fire breaks and making brush piles for the Fire Department to burn. Todays burn removed about four acres of weeds and vegetation. The area is a sensitive bird habitat so careful attention was paid not to burn more than was required to meet the objectives established by fire managers. Severe drought conditions made for spectacular pictures as firefighters proceeded aound the lake bringing fire with them. The burn lasted approximately four hours.
Photos copyright Jeff Zimmerman
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