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Upcoming prescribed burns

Find out when and where NPWS prescribed burns are happening

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Stay informed

Stay informed with eNews and updates; learn more about us, our team and fire management activities

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What are prescribed burns?

Find out about NPWS' prescribed burns program; what is it and why we do it

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Managing bushfire risk

Learn how to reduce the risk of bushfires

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Fire and the environment

Using fire as an ecological tool and strategies to manage threatened or pest species

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Fire science and planning

The science and planning behind fire management, the environment and bushfire fuels

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Work with us

Find out how you can join the seasonal fire crew with NPWS fire management

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About us

Fire Management staff use their skills to help reduce bushfire risk and improve biodiversity across landscapes

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Contact us

Contact the NPWS fire management team

Acknowledgement of Country

Acknowledgement of Country

The state government acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

We work in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and support their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.