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Requirement

3. Prescribed fire as a management tool

Required

How it is used for fuel reduction, habitat enhancement, ecosystem restoration, forest regeneration, and insect and disease control.

Where this step comes from

  1. Wildland Fire Management Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-07-22), Requirement 3 · Lists the five uses of prescribed fire, (a) to (e).

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