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PACE, Fla. (WKRG) — Pace Water System is carrying out a prescribed burn today to manage vegetation and reduce wildfire risk, officials said.
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The burn is taking place on about 80 acres of company property off Pearl Ridge Road along Woodbine Road, according to the utility.
The Florida Forest Service has approved the operation, and prescribed fire personnel are on site, News 5 has learned.
“Prescribed fire plays a critical role in reducing the accumulation of vegetative fuel, which can become dangerously high and increase wildfire risk,” the utility said in a news release.
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“Prescribed fires reduce these fuel levels under controlled conditions and improve the areas that support many of Florida’s rare and endangered plant and animal species that rely on prescribed fires in order to thrive.”…