Wildfire mitigation takes on many forms and overlaps with other activities that CRP does such as logging and farming.  Wood chips created during fuel reduction are used to promote the soil in the farm.  Obviously, conducting prescribed burns is high on the list of actions to reduce the intensity and devastation of future wildfire, but it is not always the best method. Other mitigation techniques include thinning underbrush, limbing up lower branches, reducing trees overall, and chipping the materials left behind rather than burning them.  At times we will simply cut up the remaining wood debris into small sizes and let nature do the rest.  Retaining nutrients in these areas is of concern for a healthy forest while burning means much of the material on the ground is lost forever.  Burning will promote some soil nutrients but it isn't always the only answer to bulk fuel removal.  Prescribed burns come in two basic forms, pile burning and broadcast burning.  Pile burning is best done in areas that are less accessible and less controllable but it requires a lot more work.  Broadcast burning is easiest in areas that have seen fire before and areas that are easier to control.  Broadcast burning generally takes a greater number of people during the event while pile burning is generally done at CRP with small crews of two or three individuals.  Current conditions are also driving factors when deciding on a fuel reduction method.