Video & Transcript Research : 'prescribed burn'
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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology (7-31-25)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGLAGF4m9mI, 2026-06-21T07:17:11+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00
Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:14
Kentucky Prescribed Burn Process & How Prescribed Burning Benefits the State 00:02:43
Lighting the Way - The Future of Prescribed Fire in Kentucky 00:14:25, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- prescribed burn managers and... ...and to expand insurance for these burn managers.
- burning and also provides the option of having insurance for these prescribed burn managers.
- Well, I'm just curious if there have been accidents where prescribed burns got out of hand.
- That is a good thing about losses in prescribed burns.
- Panic is the state chairman of our prescribed burn board. ...over at TDA.
Keywords:
HB 1818, Texas Insurance Code, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, health maintenance organization, HMO, insurer, utilization review, preauthorization, prior authorization, medical necessity review, health care services, medical care, insurance regulation, insurance examination, regulatory oversight, confidential records, public information exception, Chapter 843, Chapter 1301
TX
Keywords:
HB 1818, Texas Insurance Code, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, health maintenance organization, HMO, insurer, utilization review, preauthorization, prior authorization, medical necessity review, health care services, medical care, insurance regulation, insurance examination, regulatory oversight, confidential records, public information exception, Chapter 843, Chapter 1301
TX
Keywords:
library grants, construction, public libraries, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, community resources, livestock, rodeo, grant program, agricultural education, county fairs, funding, economic development, prescribed burn, Texas A&M Forest Service, Parks and Wildlife Department, fire safety, environmental management, agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- It protects the commissioners from liability and keeps farmers in the field with a clear prescribed burn
- Second by Burns. Will there be any questions? Senator Hicks, so glad to see you this morning.
- We have a do pass by Senator Burns, seconded by Senator Hicks. Will there be questions?
- Senator Bullard, Senator Burns, Senator Green, Senator Rellener, Senator Hicks.
- This is just tweaking what we did on prescribed burns after running the program for a few years.
Keywords:
agriculture, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, HB3977, State Veterinarian, Oklahoma veterinary license, food animal veterinary practice, livestock, animal health, State Board of Agriculture, veterinary qualifications, appointed office
TX
Keywords:
Gulf Coast Protection District, navigation safety, special districts, state governance, Texas legislation, Gulf Coast, flood protection, storm risk management, coastal restoration, natural resources, prescribed burns, self-insurance, fire management, liability protection, rural land management, recycling, environment, sustainability, economic development, Texas Recycling Fund
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- It looks like it's pretty onerous on landowners to be able to do prescribe burn.
- do a prescribed burn as long as they get permission from the county and follow all the rules that are
- burns for agricultural purposes even in a burn ban if they get permission of their county commissioners
- Senator Burns.
- Senator Burns.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Will this be more opportunities for burn bands to be called or less? Or is it modern tech?
- So, you get a two-inch re in that period of time and then Not able to get back in to get that burn band
- the big intent is to get back to normal as quick as possible after a big rain where we can do Some burning
- Does the governor currently have to declare an emergency before a burn ban can be placed?
- Is the New criteria going to be more strict as far as burn bands because a lot of times your part of
Keywords:
poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, noxious weeds, poison hemlock, kudzu, landowner responsibilities, environmental control, public nuisance, eradication, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, scrap metal, regulation
OK
Bills:
SB1226, SB1456, SB1462, SB1463, SB1980, SB1479, SB1608, SB1923, HB2979, HB2980, HB3662, HB4107, HB3082, HB2997, HB3083, HB3055, HB2951
Keywords:
motor vehicle, accident, notification, liability, civil action, gender neutral, SB1456, Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, sunset extension, sunset law, breath alcohol testing, DUI, DWI, drunk driving, drug testing, chemical testing, field sobriety, roadside screening, blood test, saliva test
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 6th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Burns, Burns, here. Senator Coleman, Coleman, here. Senator Daniels, Daniel's, here.
- I asked unanimous consent that Senator Burns be allowed to bring a guest onto the floor and use the floor
- Senator Burns, you're recognized to use the floor leader's mic and to bring a guest onto the floor.
- Senator Burns, President, I request permission for Jalen to use the floor leader's mic to say a few words
- Senator Burns, Mr. President, I would like to introduce her father, who is here today.
Bills:
HB4440, HJR1067, HJR1087, HB4426, HB3704, HB4311, HB3044, HB4191, HB3465, HB3972, HB3759, HB3625, HB1411, HB2980, HB3015, HB3147, HB3277, HB3323, HB3443, HB3882, HB3406, HB2975, HB3977, HB3263, HB2988, HB3404, HB1770
Keywords:
Medicaid, low-income adults, healthcare, eligibility restrictions, constitutional amendment, Medicaid expansion, SoonerCare, health coverage, federal matching funds, FMAP, Article XXV-A, state question, special election, Title 63, public assistance, healthcare funding, federal-state match, Medicaid eligibility, Oklahoma Constitution, ad valorem
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh we have some people that like to burn as a no-burn things like that.
- , extremely small burns for our purposes, fire control, etc.
- , extremely small burns for our purposes, fire control, etc.
- , extremely small burns for our purposes, fire control, etc.
- , extremely small burns for our purposes, fire control, etc.
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HB267, Alabama, minor consent, medical consent, mental health, school counseling, parental rights, parental consent, parental access to records, health information, health records, vaccine consent, school mental health services, student counseling, youth healthcare, adolescent health, emancipated minor, pregnancy care, sexually transmitted infections, STI treatment
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine options to reduce catastrophic wildfire, including H.R.471, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisd Mar 6th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- These wildfires don't just burn trees.
- Fires that once burned in a beneficial way now explode in catastrophic infernos that burn so hot that
- Wildfires, including the Greenwood fire, once again burned across northern Minnesota.
- I was told at the time that prescribed burns don't get out of control.
- In the last week alone, Georgia has seen over 4,000 acres burned.
Bills:
HB471
Keywords:
forest management, wildfire prevention, public lands, Tribal jurisdiction, Fix Our Forests Act, wildfire, forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, fuels treatment, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, mastication, fuel breaks, fire breaks, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fireshed, fireshed management area, fireshed registry, Fireshed Center
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We can substitute Senate Bill 2510, which creates the prescribed burn manager cell. an insurance program
- To encourage more prescribed burning on private lands, Texas needs more certified insured prescribed
- The largest single hurdle to developing additional Certified Insured Prescribed Burn Managers (CIPBMs
- Justin Pinnick, I'm here as a private individual, but I'm also the chair of the Prescribed Burn Board
- Prescribed burning is one of the best tools we have in the toolbox. to mitigate that risk, and we are
Keywords:
Gulf Coast Protection District, navigation safety, special districts, state governance, Texas legislation, Gulf Coast, flood protection, storm risk management, coastal restoration, natural resources, prescribed burns, self-insurance, fire management, liability protection, rural land management, beverage container recycling, deposit return system, container deposit, bottle bill, recycling refund
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, the burn permit system language is in a section that describes a lot of criminal offenses.
- I do a lot of burning. So when I call in to get my permit, I give all my information and all.
- So when I call in do a lot of burning.
- >> Yes, sir. >> And, um, I understand about the middle steel burning.
- You stay there for two days on some of these burns that alone.
Keywords:
vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education, immunization, religious tenets, sincerely held belief, school health policy, Alabama, AHSAA physical form
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- After last February and March, there were 1,700,000. acres were burned in my district and Senator Sparks
- Since 2006, billions of acres have burned in the Panhandle, often due to aging, poorly maintained electrical
- But burning me out and my neighbors, my constituents out every other year because we don't want to make
- But these people that are operating in a hundred-year-old oil field are burning down millions... ...of
Keywords:
wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 3 Feb 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB3840, HB3431, HB4422, HB4117, HB4300, HB4298, HB2984, HB3344, HB2979, HB2980, HB3662, HB4107, HB3082, HB2997, HB3083, HB3055, HB2951, HB3469, HB3173, HB3287, HB2947, HB3784, HB3901, HB4275, HR1031, HB4359, HB4115, HB3467, HB2978, HB3026, HB3032
Keywords:
foreign ownership, land acquisition, military installation, critical infrastructure, affidavit requirements, state law, penalties, Attorney General, foreign ownership of land, foreign adversary, foreign government adversary, foreign government enterprise, foreign government entity, foreign terrorist organization, specially designated national, SDN, FTO, critical minerals, land ownership, real property
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to shift from health insurance to a very niche industry of prescribed burning insurance,
- insured prescribed burn managers and to expand insurance for these burn managers.
- And also provides the, the option of having insurance for these prescribed burn managers.
- That is a good thing about losses in prescribed burns. It, it is still a very rural activity.
- Pennock is the, uh, state chairman of our prescribed burn born board over at TDA.
Bills:
HB139
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And we utilize them in our prescribed burn program.
- So we lead the nation in prescribed burning in this state of Florida.
- It's kind of interesting that, as an agency, we manage the prescribed burn authorization program.
- So if somebody is trying to do a prescribed burn to burn acreage or they're getting a pile there because
- That's what they do all day, every day: either prescribed burning or doing mechanical fuels treatment
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Agriculture received a presentation from Florida Forest Service Director Rick Dolan on the agency’s wildfire response, forest management, and emergency support roles. He described the service’s four regions and 14 districts, its year-round wildfire response, use of bulldozers, helicopters, and drones, and the current high fire danger due to drought conditions. Dolan also highlighted prescribed burning, fuels mitigation, state forest management, the pine seedling nursery, and the agency’s role in hurricane response and incident management. Members asked about equipment loans and whether more prescribed burning could reduce wildfire impacts; Dolan said Florida already leads the nation in prescribed fire and emphasized public education and fuels reduction.
The committee then considered and unanimously reported favorably Senate Bill 386, which creates a farm-equipment consumer protection process similar to a lemon law, allowing purchasers to seek repair or replacement of defective major farm equipment at no cost. The committee also took up Senate Bill 290, the Agriculture and Consumer Services omnibus bill. The bill would modernize fair association rules, preempt local bans on gas- and diesel-powered farm and landscape equipment, allow surplus of certain state-owned lands for bona fide agricultural use while excluding parks, forests, and wildlife lands, create a veterinary loan repayment program, make Farmers Feeding Florida permanent, expand Forest Service training opportunities, criminalize signal-jamming devices, increase penalties for CDL and English-proficiency exam cheating, restrict certain door-to-door solicitation, protect food safety inspectors, clarify biosolids rules, and add criminal and vendor-list penalties for contractors who fail to pay subcontractors. The committee adopted three amendments to align dates and technical language and to authorize native seed research and marketing through the Florida Wildlife Foundation. Testimony on SB 290 included support from several industry groups, concerns from the Home Builders Association about the new contractor-payment criminal penalties, and opposition from a citizen worried about the new surplus-land process for conservation lands. Despite concerns, CS/SB 290 was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee unanimously recommended confirmation of the appointees listed on tabs 4 and 5, and then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Dec 2nd, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The first step in a prescribed fire process is preparing for a burn, which includes maintaining and establishing
- By maintaining these lines, they are able to safely conduct prescribed burns on over 1,100 acres.
- And we didn't have a very active recreation program; it was all about prescribed burning and timber management
- I think it's important to note that we prescribe burning.
- I think it's important to note that we prescribe burning. I mentioned that.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources convened with a quorum present and took up SB 302 by Senator Garcia, which would promote nature-based solutions for coastal resilience. Garcia said the bill would direct DEP to adopt statewide guidelines, encourage local restoration projects through existing grant programs, streamline permitting for green and hybrid infrastructure, support workforce training, and require a study on flood-risk and insurance benefits. Senator Harrell asked about implementation, existing statutory authority, and possible fiscal impacts. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying that hybrid infrastructure need only combine green and gray elements, not prove superiority over either alone.
The committee heard supportive testimony on SB 302 from Katie Bauman of Surfrider Foundation, who said nature-based approaches such as dunes, wetlands, and mangroves are cost-effective and protective, and several organizations waived in support, including the Environmental Defense Fund of Florida, the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association, and 1,000 Friends of Florida. Senator Harrell said she supported the concept but remained concerned about the breadth of rulemaking and the fiscal implications of workforce funding. After closing remarks from Garcia, the committee voted to report CS for SB 302 favorably.
The remainder of the meeting consisted of informational presentations on land management. Brian Bradner of DEP reviewed Florida State Parks management, including prescribed fire, invasive species removal, hydrologic restoration, cultural resource preservation, visitor use, and budgeted land-management activities. Melissa Tucker of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission described wildlife management areas, emphasizing habitat restoration, wildlife monitoring, ranch infrastructure, public access, and the economic value of the system. Rick Dolan of the Florida Forest Service outlined state forest management funded through a $20 million appropriation, including road and facility work, recreation upgrades, invasive species control, reforestation, habitat restoration, prescribed burning, and boundary marking. Senators praised the agencies’ work and noted the ongoing cost of managing state lands. The committee then adjourned without further action.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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