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EEC Brings Wilderness First Aid Training to the Field

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When the closest hospital is miles away and there’s no cell signal in the bottom of a Kentucky hollow, you may be your own first responder. Even if you have the ability to use a smart phone, 911 can be miles away. What you do next matters.

Todd Gray, who leads the safety team for Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC), has experienced this firsthand. As a former firefighter and EMT, he knows the dangers of working in remote and sometimes precarious environments.

A Spark for Native Growth: Inside a Prescribed Burn with The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves

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Before a single flame touches the grass, a prescribed burn has already happened on paper.
For Zach Beyer, burn boss with the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves (OKNP), prescribed fire is not guesswork. It is not an impulse. It is not simply lighting a field and stepping back. Every prescribed burn begins with a detailed plan, shaped by weather, terrain, staff, equipment, ecological goals, emergency contacts, neighbor notifications and the boundaries that will keep the fire exactly where it belongs.