1.   As a case in point, a scientist from Ohio State University and colleagues have shown the effects of controlled fires on ground-nesting birds.

2.   At Eglin, where managers set controlled fires in addition to those caused by munitions, the patches of longleaf are beginning to regain their original character and richness.

3.   Controlled fire scenes were set up inside a training tower in Lakewood, a four-story concrete configuration that resembles a prison cell block.

4.   Controlled fires in the past always prompted complaints from residents, Hanns said.

5.   Federal officials argue that controlled fires can consume small trees and brush like the Gambel oak that fueled the Storm King Mountain firestorm.

6.   Firefighters who set a controlled fire to contain a blaze in northern California are among thousands battling wildfires throughout the West.

7.   For decades, New Jersey has used small controlled fires to cut the amount of fuel available to wildfires in its pine barrens.

8.   He and they were the essence of resilience, the epitome of controlled fire.

9.   Graphic showing benefits of controlled fires has been sent to NYT graphic clients.

10.   He said he also is conducting talks with the Environmental Protection Agency to find ways to allow controlled fires without violating the federal Clean Air Act.