The Southern Area Burn Boss Refresher RT-300 will be held at the Chattanooga, Convention Center in Chattanooga, TN. Event registration can be found here.
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Learn and Burn Field Day
Day long live fire event to increase practitioner confidence/exposure to prescribed fire operations
WHEN: ONE DAY OF BURNING* 8:00 am- 3:00 pm *Depending on weather conditions.
WHO: Limited number of participants will be selected and notified by email.
Continue ReadingSmoke Management Guidebook for Prescribed Burning in the Southern Region
The Southern Fire Exchange, University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, North Carolina State University, and the Southern Regional Extension Forestry collaboratively produced a new full-color 50 page guidebook for smoke management in the South. Intended for private landowners, the 2020 Smoke Management Guidebook for Prescribed Burning in the Southern Region will also be useful for students, extension agents, NRCS agents, prescribed burn associations, and prescribed burners looking to increase their smoke management knowledge. At this point, the guidebook is only available in digital (pdf) format.
Continue ReadingShort Course: Physical Science of Forests, Climate Regulation, and Forest Carbon
A new short course, curated by Michigan State University’s Forest Carbon and Climate Program, will develop foundational knowledge in the relationship between climate regulation, forests, and forest carbon. In five modules, the course covers the 1) Carbon Cycle and Storage, 2) Humans, the Global Carbon Cycle, and Terrestrial Sinks, 3) Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Storage, 4) Forest Ecosystem Carbon Pools and Fluxes, and 5) Disturbances and their Carbon Impact. Each module will outline its respective learning objectives. Course content will include recorded presentations, links to online resources, and recommended reading.
Date: | January 26, 2021, Available at 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PT |
Duration: | Six weeks, self-paced |
Fee: | $175 for SAF Members; $220 for Nonmembers |
CFEs: | 3.5 CFEs in Category 1 |
Southern Region Prescribed Fire Training Needs Survey
A survey is being conducted by many regional partners to analyze the training needs related to prescribed fire across the diverse group of practitioners in the Southeast. The results will identify needs and develop recommendations to potentially increase the availability and selection of course offerings to build capability and capacity of prescribed burners.
This survey is a collaborative effort by the SE Regional Strategy Committee for Cohesive Strategy, SERPPAS Prescribed Fire Work Group, Southern Group of State Foresters, NC State University Extension Forestry, Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientist, Forest Stewards Guild, Southern Fire Exchange, and the SE Regional Prescribed Fire Council Coordinating Group.
Please complete the survey by January 26, 2021.
The survey link is https://go.ncsu.edu/fire_
RT-130 Virtual Fire Refresher
The Nature Conservancy in the Sandhills is providing a RT-130 virtual class on December 15, 2020 from 0800-1200.
Please sign up using this Google Form: TNC NC Sandhills RT-130
A Zoom link for the RT-130 will be sent on Monday, December 14th. Please make sure you have signed up before that time.
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The Nature Conservancy in the NC Sandhills is providing a RT-130 virtual class on December 15, 2020 from 0800-1200.
Please sign up using this Google Form: TNC NC Sandhills RT-130
A Zoom link for the RT-130 will be sent on Monday, December 14th. Please make sure you have signed up before that time.
Continue ReadingVirtual S-131 Firefighter Type I
Presented in a 100% virtual format via Canvas and Zoom. The course costs $50.
All participants MUST have wildland fire experience including having been on a minimum of 3 burns before taking this training and must have evidence of having completed S-130/190 (Basic Wildland Firefighter training) prior to this course.
This is a National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) training course designed for individuals with wildland fire experience who are currently qualified as a Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2), and who desire to be qualified as a Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5) in the National Interagency Incident Management System: Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1).
This course will explore fireline reference materials, communications, tactical decision making, position responsibilities, and operational leadership.
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For more information contact Instructor Willie Cirone at 973-332-6797
The course will cost $225, which includes book and the field day. Class will be 8-5 November 30-December 4.
Find additional information here.
Continue ReadingFire Management Board COVID-19 Mitigations for 2021 Fire Season
The Fire Management Board has released a memo with the requirements and COVID-19 mitigations for medical exams, work capacity tests, and training for the 2021 fire season.
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