Training Resources
Training Videos & Presentations:
Ignition Techniques: Backing Fire
Spenser Bradley, Regional Extension Agent, Alabama
Ignition Techniques: Flanking Fire
Spenser Bradley, Regional Extension Agent, Alabama
Ignition Techniques: Heading/Strip Head Fires:
Spenser Bradley, Regional Extension Agent, Alabama
Ignition Techniques: Point Source Fire
Spenser Bradley, Regional Extension Agent, Alabama
Rx Fire in North Coast Chaparral:
Norm Brown, Retired Deputy Chief, CAL FIRE
Rx Fire in Mixed Conifer Forests:
Rob York, Extension Specialist, UC Berkeley
Rx Fire in Mixed Conifer/Tan Oak Forests:
Will Harling, Director, Mid Klamath Watershed Council
Prescribed Burn Associations:
John Weir, Professor, Oklahoma State
Training Documents:
Prescribed Fire Firing Techniques and Patterns
Photos and diagrams depicting different styles and techniques for firing.
Winter Black-Lining
Reinforcing prescribed burn control lines with a multi-season approach.
“Fire Lighter” Training Curriculum
A one day “fire lighter” syllabus, offering an outline for instructors of key Rx fire skills that will be useful for any PBA member. From Audubon Canyon Ranch’s Fire Forward program.
How To Pile Burn
A step-by-step on safe pile burning.