Fire personnel igniting backing fire for prescribed burn in longleaf pine habitat at Zuni Pine Barrens in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

A wildland firefighter lights a backing fire using a drip torch along the edge of a fire break in longleaf pine habitat on a prescribed burn at Zuni Pine Barrens in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The fire backs slowly into the pine habitat as the firefighter walks into the distance while igniting the line along the forest road used as a fire break with smoke in the distance.
Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
11/30/2021
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Fire personnel igniting backing fire for prescribed burn in longleaf pine habitat at Zuni Pine Barrens in Isle of Wight County, Virginia with partner agencies
Facility
Virginia Ecological Services Field Office
Ecosystem
Forest
Subject tags
Fire management
Habitat conservation
Wildlife management