Unfortunately residents and tourists often resist prescribed burnings on their land or nearby parkland because they object to the smoke that lingers during these half-day or daylong blazes, an attitude Brenner finds indefensible. We need the homeowners to work with us. We lost a lot of real estate. Every house lost is a major disappointment and a failure. Each year, Brenner oversees the prescribed burning of 2.5 million Florida acres, which he says is good for the land and animal habitats.
Fire is a part of the entire ecosystem.
It's just like sunshine or rain, and too much or too little fire or fire at the wrong time can be just as ruinous as too much or too little sunshine or rain. Florida landscape ravaged by flames. Brenner added that it is important to remember that areas where prescribed burning is practiced don't automatically escape the spread of wildfire. Still, he wonders if his message will be forgotten or ignored. I hope that I'm wrong.