Rx Fire Video Earns Emmy Nominee

A Georgia DNR-supported video highlighting a new and diverse generation of prescribed fire practitioners has been nominated for a 2024 Emmy in the Suncoast (Fla.) regional awards.

Magic Kumquat Productions created "Young Fires: The Future of Firelighting" with partners including DNR's Wildlife Conservation Section, The Longleaf Alliance, The Environmental Resources Network (better known as TERN, friends group of the Wildlife Conservation Section) and others.

The short-form content nomination in the Environment/Science category names Magic Kumquat's Laura Albritton and Maurice "Zickie" Allgrove, Wildlife Conservation Section Fire Management Officer Shan Cammack and Nicole Malanga of South Florida PBS.

Stay tuned!

Top: "Young Fires" interview with DNR fire crew member Jimmy Hernandez (Magic Kumquat Productions)