By Raven Warren
Source: The Courier-Journal
December 14, 2023
by Jeff Faughender
Landscape Specialist and Ignitor Matthew London with Olmsted Parks Conservancy watched as his fire spread during a prescribed fire at the 18-acre Summit Field in Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Burn Boss Rick Caldwell with the Olmsted Parks Conservancy led his team to a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park in on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Nature Area Specialist and Ignitor Patrick Likins with Bernheim Forest watched the first flames from his drip torch ignite leaves and brush during prescribed fire at Iroquois Park in on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Landscape Specialist and Ignitor Matthew London with Olmsted Parks Conservancy used a drip torch to ignite a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park in on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
A prescribed fire burned at the 18-acre Summit Field in Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Nature Area Specialist and Ignitor Patrick Likins with Bernheim Forest used a drip torch to ignite a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park in on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Fire line specialists were on alert while watching the progress of a prescribed fire at the 18-acre Summit Field in Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
A fire line specialist used a flapper to tamp down burning brush and leaves at the edge of the fire line during a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
A prescribed fire burned at the 18-acre Summit Field in Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
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Landscape Specialist and Ignitor Matthew London with Olmsted Parks Conservancy used a drip torch to ignite a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park in on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Burn Boss Rick Caldwell with the Olmsted Parks Conservancy led his team to a prescribed fire for prairie management at Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Landscape Specialist and Ignitor Matthew London with Olmsted Parks Conservancy used a drip torch to ignite a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Landscape Specialist and Ignitor Matthew London with Olmsted Parks Conservancy was surrounded by smoke after igniting a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Nature Area Specialist and Ignitor Patrick Likins with Bernheim Forest used a drip torch to ignite a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Fire line specialists were on alert while watching the progress of a prescribed fire at the 18-acre Summit Field in Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
A prescribed fire burned at the 18-acre Summit Field in Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Nature Area Specialist and Ignitor Patrick Likins with Bernheim Forest used a drip torch to ignite a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
A fire line specialist used a flapper to tamp down burning brush and leaves at the edge of the fire line during a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
The sun was obscured by smoke during a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023
Fire crew members return after walking the perimeter of areas to be burned before starting a prescribed fire at Iroquois Park in on Thursday morning. Dec. 14, 2023