Using fire to help prevent larger forest fires has only been legal in Pennsylvania since 2009. Wildfires can cause significant damage when they get out of control. We talked to Joe Ulozas and Chris Layaou from the Pennsylvania DCNR about the use of prescribed fire as a way to help prevent them. "Mostly in Pennsylvania, it's for fuel reduction or for silviculture treatment where you're trying to control weedy vegetation or promote certain tree growth," explained assistant district forester Joe Ulozas. Ulozas and Layaou cover Pinchot State Forest. Using prescribed fire doesn't happen overnight. "The planning process probably takes a year and a half to two years before you actually put a match to the ground," said fire forester Chris Layaou.