Usually means: Managed fire for ecological benefit.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (controlled burn)

noun:  A wildfire or brushfire set intentionally and carefully managed for purposes of fire suppression, agriculture, ecological management, etc.
verb:  To set and manage such a fire.

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