Burns scheduled for Hitchcock Woods winter burn season
The Hitchcock Woods Foundation plans a prescribed burning program across several hundred acres in the 2100 acre forest during winter and early spring. A licensed contractor conducts burns with Foundation staff monitoring and a South Carolina Forestry Commission observation plane. Woods Superintendent Bennett Tucker, a six year volunteer firefighter and five year veteran with Aiken Public Safety, leads with prescribed fire expertise following EPA smoke guidelines.
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Hitchcock Woods Foundation Sets Prescribed Burn Rules
The Hitchcock Woods Foundation outlines burning rules including only on Category 3 4 or 5 days and limiting to about 50 acres per day. It details wind based site selection, minimum trained personnel, early starts, 4 p.m. dousing, no red flag days, public notices, patrols by Aiken Public Safety, and safety measures with firebreaks tractors and a brush truck.
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Panel ends debate on Gov Sanford travel and spending
South Carolina lawmakers limited the impeachment debate to 9 of 37 ethics charges against Gov. Mark Sanford, dismissing accusations about pricey airline seats and campaign reimbursements as not rising to the level of impeachable misconduct. The panel called the actions not crimes and not severe enough for removal.
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