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UAPB Forestry Consultant Highlights Importance of Firebreaks for Wildfire Prevention

Schools and Libraries

September 19, 2025

From: University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff
Installing firebreaks is a critical step landowners can take to help slow or stop the spread of wildfires, according to Justin Mallett, consultant forester for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Keeping it in the Family (KIITF) Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Program. “Firebreaks remove or restrict the fuels a wildfire needs to…

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