Upcoming Prescribed Fire Events in CA
Upcoming events
Prescribed Burn Associations across the state host events regularly to engage communities and offer training opportunities. Check out the calendar view at the right, or scroll down to see a list of all upcoming events.
Note: this upcoming events list is not exhaustive! If you are curious about events in your area, make sure to contact your local PBA and get on their mailing list. The Healthy Forest Alliance also maintains a very up to date list of events.
Upcoming Events List
CA State-Certified Rx Fire Burn Boss (CARX) Class
This in-person, classroom-based course provides information about and develops the skills required for planning and managing prescribed fire on State or private lands. This course contains instructor-led training, including simulation exercises, development of a burn plan, and a task book. Students are required to complete the prerequisites (coursework, firing, and leadership requirements) prior to taking the instructor-led training. Students will receive a State Fire Training certification upon successful completion of course. There is no course equivalency between this class and any NWCG course.
Dates: Monday, January 13th - Friday, January 17th, 2024 (40 hours)
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Siskiyou County
Application open: September 30, 2024
Application close: October 28, 2024
More information about the CARX program can be found at this webpage:
For additional information, contact Woody Bouska at (925) 989-0983 or surefiretraining@yahoo.com.
LA PBA Basic Firelighter Training
This five-day introductory hands-on course will focus on building and developing local capacity for beneficial fire, with a focus on cultural and ecological objectives. This training will incorporate hands-on field scenarios, fireline leadership skills, and local fire ecology and fire management.
Applications close on 1/6/2025 at 11:59pm PST. Applicants are encouraged to apply early as there is significant interest and class size is limited to 30. Applicants will be notified of their application status by 1/13/2025.
DATES: February 18-22, 2025 8am-4pm
LOCATION: The training will take place in person in Los Angeles County. The classroom portion (February 18-21) will take place in Northeast Los Angeles. The field day (February 22) will take place in the Antelope Valley.
Participants without a vehicle will be accommodated. Please fill out the application form and we will reach out to you with more information.
WHO SHOULD APPLY: This course is designed to be introductory. No prior experience in fire is required. Priority applicants include residents of LA County and surrounding areas, Native/Indigenous people, LA PBA members, and local community-based organizations.
COST: There is no cost to register for this event.
NWCG and Work Capacity Test information: This is a NWCG Certified Course that will cover NWCG courses S-130, S-190, L-180 and IS-100. It includes work capacity test (WCT) and practice shelter deployment. Online completion of IS-700 is required prior to the start of the course. Participants who successfully complete the course will qualify as Firefighter Type II (FFT2).
The Work Capacity Test required for FFT2 certification is walking 3 miles in 45 minutes wearing a 45lb pack. Applicants who are physically unable to complete the WCT (or unsure of their ability) will still be considered. Please fill out the application form and we will reach out to you with more information.
Please email losangelespba@gmail.com if you have any other questions.
Intro to Wildland Firefighting (Basic 32) Class - Weekend 1
PUC and Feather River Adult School will be hosting a Basic 32 course over 2 weekends in February and March, 2025.
This is a no-cost, 32 hour class that includes National Wildfire Coordinating Group courses:
S-130 Firefighter Training (with a field exercise)
S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
L-180 Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service
Location: Plumas County (specific location to be determined)
Dates: 4 days over 2 weekends - February 22nd & 23rd and March 1st & 2nd, 2025
Times: 8 am to 4:30 pm each day
Cost: Free Experience required: none!
To sign-up, or for questions, contact:
Logan Krahenbuhl, logan@plumasfiresafe.org
Plumas Underburn Cooperative Program Manager
Intro to Wildland Firefighting (Basic 32) Class - Weekend 2
PUC and Feather River Adult School will be hosting a Basic 32 course over 2 weekends in February and March, 2025.
This is a no-cost, 32 hour class that includes National Wildfire Coordinating Group courses:
S-130 Firefighter Training (with a field exercise)
S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
L-180 Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service
Location: Plumas County (specific location to be determined)
Dates: 4 days over 2 weekends - February 22nd & 23rd and March 1st & 2nd, 2025
Times: 8 am to 4:30 pm each day
Cost: Free Experience required: none!
To sign-up, or for questions, contact:
Logan Krahenbuhl, logan@plumasfiresafe.org
Plumas Underburn Cooperative Program Manager
Fireline Leadership (L-280): TERA's EcoCultural Fire Trainings
TERA’s EcoCultural Fire Trainings build knowledge and skills to bring good fire back to our lands.
This two-day NWCG course is designed as a self-assessment opportunity for individuals preparing to step into a leadership role. The course combines one day of outdoor classroom instruction followed by a second day in the field with students working through a series of problem solving events in small teams. Topics include leadership values and principles, transition challenges for new leaders, situational leadership, team cohesion factors, ethical decision-making, and after action review techniques.
Pre-requistes: Qualified as Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) and participation in at least 3 cultural or prescribed burns.
Thursday, December 5 - Friday December 6, 2024
Applications will open in September for this course.
Firing Operations (S-219): TERA's EcoCultural Fire Trainings
TERA’s EcoCultural Fire Trainings build knowledge and skills to bring good fire back to our lands.
This two-day NWCG course covers the roles and responsibilities of a firing boss (FIRB) for planning, execution, safety, coordination, and evaluation of an ignition operation on a wildland or prescribed fire. Working with a burn unit that is part of the Lake County TREX, students will prepare a firing plan and briefing that contains desired fire behavior, firing techniques, required resources, coordination, safety and risk management factors, and communication, to meet specific objectives.
Pre-requistes: Qualified as Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) and participation in at least 3 cultural or prescribed burns.
Tuesday, December 3 - Wednesday December 4, 2024
Applications will open in September for this course.
Firefighter Type 2 Prescribed Fire Practitioner Training - El Dorado Amador PBA
The El Dorado Amador PBA is sponsoring a Basic Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) training.
The Basic Wildland Firefighter Training is designed to equip participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills required for effectively working on prescribed fires.
For more information and to register, visit the Healthy Forest Alliance website. The training will take place in Amador County, CA.
2024 Butte Cal-TREX (Weekend 2)
The application form for 2024 Butte Cal-TREX is now open!
Dates:
Weekend 1: October 12-13th
Weekend 2: October 19-20th
Optional Pack Test and Fireline Refresher on October 11th
Locations: Chico, Cohasset, and Butte Valley, CA
Apply HERE. Applications close September 8th
What is TREX?
TREX stands for Training Exchange. It is an annual event that we hold here in Butte County to train local fire practitioners on different aspects of prescribed fire. This could include pump operation, hand tool usage, language we use on the fireline, smoke management, burn plan writing, permitting, approaches to thinning, post fire restoration, and more. There are many other TREX that occur throughout the US, but in ours we cover specific topics related to implementing prescribed fire in Butte County, CA.
This year our TREX is formatted a bit differently than previous years. This is an application to participate, not a registration for the event. We will be able to support up to 60 participants. Applications will be considered from anyone that applies, but preference will go to Butte County residents first and foremost.
We are building an on-call prescribed fire crew as part of the Butte County Cal-TREX to return cultural burning and prescribed fire to the land. We will kick off in October with a series of trainings to build our community capacity as fire practitioners. We are offering training to folks interested in participating on the crew and showing up to burns. We anticipate about 15 - 20 days of live fire from October - March (weather-permitting), and we will schedule burns from a few days to a few weeks in advance of a burn.
1) Pre-fire training on October 12- 13 and October 19-20. These weekend training sessions will focus on building a local prescribed fire crew, incorporate hands-on field scenarios, fireline leadership skills, local fire ecology, an introduction to cultural fire, culminating in a large prescribed burn.
2) Additional training. RT-130 Wildland Fire Annual Refresher and an Arduous Work Capacity Test (October 11th) and other fire-related trainings will be held over the next 5 months.
2) On-call prescribed fire crew. Participants will be on-call for prescribed fire training opportunities through March 2025. Timing of individual burns will depend on weather windows. Participants will assist with preparing, scouting, briefing, igniting, holding, fire effects monitoring, mop-up, and patrol on prescribed burns. The work will take place in diverse ecosystems, including on both private and public lands
We are seeking local participation, and the event will focus on local capacity building. The event is open to individuals interested in learning and sharing their knowledge of prescribed fire. Meals will not be provided. Camping will be made available. All participants are expected to be self-sufficient for a 72 hour period.
There will be a $25 fee for participants who are selected. If you do not think you can afford the $25, please apply regardless and we will figure out ways to offset costs through scholarships or otherwise. Please have the application completed and submitted by 5pm, September 8th
If an opportunity to burn on state or federal land arises, only folks with Wildland Firefighter Type II (FFT2) qualifications, or equivalent, will be able to attend. FFT2 equivalence = NWCG courses S-130, S-190, L-180; FEMA courses IS-100 and IS-700; and current Pack Test and RT-130. Need clarification? Email goodfire@bcrcd.org
If private lands burning opportunities arise, any TREX participant will be able to attend, unless the landowner asks practitioners to have minimum certs mentioned above.
Please spread the word to anyone you think would be interested!
Please email goodfire@bcrcd.org with any questions!
2024 Butte Cal-TREX (Weekend 1)
The application form for 2024 Butte Cal-TREX is now open!
Dates:
Weekend 1: October 12-13th
Weekend 2: October 19-20th
Optional Pack Test and Fireline Refresher on October 11th
Locations: Chico, Cohasset, and Butte Valley, CA
Apply HERE. Applications close September 8th
What is TREX?
TREX stands for Training Exchange. It is an annual event that we hold here in Butte County to train local fire practitioners on different aspects of prescribed fire. This could include pump operation, hand tool usage, language we use on the fireline, smoke management, burn plan writing, permitting, approaches to thinning, post fire restoration, and more. There are many other TREX that occur throughout the US, but in ours we cover specific topics related to implementing prescribed fire in Butte County, CA.
This year our TREX is formatted a bit differently than previous years. This is an application to participate, not a registration for the event. We will be able to support up to 60 participants. Applications will be considered from anyone that applies, but preference will go to Butte County residents first and foremost.
We are building an on-call prescribed fire crew as part of the Butte County Cal-TREX to return cultural burning and prescribed fire to the land. We will kick off in October with a series of trainings to build our community capacity as fire practitioners. We are offering training to folks interested in participating on the crew and showing up to burns. We anticipate about 15 - 20 days of live fire from October - March (weather-permitting), and we will schedule burns from a few days to a few weeks in advance of a burn.
1) Pre-fire training on October 12- 13 and October 19-20. These weekend training sessions will focus on building a local prescribed fire crew, incorporate hands-on field scenarios, fireline leadership skills, local fire ecology, an introduction to cultural fire, culminating in a large prescribed burn.
2) Additional training. RT-130 Wildland Fire Annual Refresher and an Arduous Work Capacity Test (October 11th) and other fire-related trainings will be held over the next 5 months.
2) On-call prescribed fire crew. Participants will be on-call for prescribed fire training opportunities through March 2025. Timing of individual burns will depend on weather windows. Participants will assist with preparing, scouting, briefing, igniting, holding, fire effects monitoring, mop-up, and patrol on prescribed burns. The work will take place in diverse ecosystems, including on both private and public lands
We are seeking local participation, and the event will focus on local capacity building. The event is open to individuals interested in learning and sharing their knowledge of prescribed fire. Meals will not be provided. Camping will be made available. All participants are expected to be self-sufficient for a 72 hour period.
There will be a $25 fee for participants who are selected. If you do not think you can afford the $25, please apply regardless and we will figure out ways to offset costs through scholarships or otherwise. Please have the application completed and submitted by 5pm, September 8th
If an opportunity to burn on state or federal land arises, only folks with Wildland Firefighter Type II (FFT2) qualifications, or equivalent, will be able to attend. FFT2 equivalence = NWCG courses S-130, S-190, L-180; FEMA courses IS-100 and IS-700; and current Pack Test and RT-130. Need clarification? Email goodfire@bcrcd.org
If private lands burning opportunities arise, any TREX participant will be able to attend, unless the landowner asks practitioners to have minimum certs mentioned above.
Please spread the word to anyone you think would be interested!
Please email goodfire@bcrcd.org with any questions!
2-Part Virtual Series from Placer PBA: Fuels, Burn Planning, and Navigating Permits
This 2-part virtual series will build off of one another. In Part I, we’ll discuss fuels, weather, and resources to use when developing your burn prescription. Part II will dive into writing a basic burn plan and navigating permit requirements for prescribed burning.
Wednesday, October 9th: Part I: Fuels, Weather, and Resources to Plan a Burn
Wednesday, October 16th : Part II: Burn Planning and Navigating Permits
Time (for both): 5:30 PM – 7 PM
Central Coast Good Fire Fair
Join the first ever CC Good Fire Fair at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton October 5th from 10 am to 3 pm. Activities Include: Kid zone, campfire building/safety, live pile burn/understory burn, food trucks, and more. Contact Barb Satink Wolfson (bsatink@ucanr.edu) for more info!
Placer PBA Rx Fire 101 Workshop
To date, Placer RCD has trained more than 700 participants through classroom workshops and demonstration burns. This is our flagship workshop and we are only planning to host this workshop once or twice this season. Learn about Rx Fire permitting, liability, fire effects on native plants, heat management, landowner resources, and more from a panel of experienced instructors. This is a free event.
Placer RCD received funding from CAL FIRE to develop a mechanism that increases the pace and scale of prescribed fire in the region. In response, the RCD developed the Placer Prescribed Burn Association (Placer PBA) and associated education and training program. Placer PBA is dedicated to equipping landowners with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to implement low-complexity prescribed burns.
Please be prepared with water and lunch for the day. Snacks and coffee will be provided by the RCD.
Participant Testimonials for the workshop:
“Fantastic! Exceeded my expectations and I will be using prescribed fire on my property!”
“Very professional. [The instructors] were on time, on point, personable. I learned a lot. Would love to send more friends and neighbors to future seminars. Well done!”
“This was amazing. I’m very grateful. I wish more people would learn this stuff. I look forward to learning more and getting comfortable with taking action.”
Tactical Fire Training: TERA's EcoCultural Fire Trainings
TERA’s EcoCultural Fire Trainings build knowledge and skills to bring good fire back to our lands.
Two-day hands-on fireline skills building workshop, including ignition devices, firing techniques, UTV and mobile attack, hose lays, plant identification and fire ecology, weather observations, wetline/blackline operations, spot fire suppression, and more.
This training is strongly recommended for anyone wishing to join our on-call EcoCultural Fire Crew and burn with us in the 2024-25 Lake TREX Prescribed and Cultural Fire Training Exchange, regardless of experience level.
This training is important for learning, sharing, and sharpening skills at the beginning of our burn season as well as building relationships among EcoCultural Fire Crew members and the staff of Tribes, organizations, and agencies participating in the Lake TREX.
Monday-Tuesday, Sept 30 - Oct 1, 2024
Applications now open.
Notification of acceptance by August 23.
Burn Plan Preparation Workshop for Landowners - El Dorado Amador PBA
The El Dorado Amador PBA is hosting a workshop on burn plans for landowners. Topics include:
Burn unit mapping
Objectives for the burn
Permits and liability
Ignitions and holding resources
Notifications and post-burn actions
How to work with the local PBA
More details can be found on the event flyer.
Basic Wildland Firefighter/Firelighter (Basic 32): TERA's EcoCultural Fire Trainings
TERA’s EcoCultural Fire Trainings build knowledge and skills to bring good fire back to our lands.
This five-day hands-on introductory course combines ecocultural fire content with NWCG Basic Wildland Firefighter curriculum (ICS-100, L-180, S-130, and S-190).
Includes work capacity test (WCT) and practice shelter deployment, and meets NWCG requirements for qualification as Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2).
Online completion of IS-700 is required prior to the start of the course.
Two date options are available (choose one when you apply):
Monday-Friday, Aug 19-23, 2024
Pinoleville Pomo Nation, Ukiah
OR
Monday-Friday, Sept 23-27, 2024
Robinson Rancheria, Upper Lake
Applications now open.
Notification of acceptance by July 12 for August course and by August 19 for September course.
PLEASE NOTE: Participation in all 5 days of this course is required. We do not offer a standalone S-130 Field Day and pack test/shelter deployment.
CFMC Cultural Burn Training Exchange #2
The Cultural Fire Management Council (CFMC) is hosting two TREX events in late summer/fall 2024.
The TREX will provide prescribed fire training opportunities to fire practitioners while supporting management of cultural resources. This training will incorporate knowledge from the native tribes of Northern California and develop understanding about traditional and contemporary use of prescribed fire.
Full details about the event can be found on this flyer.
Applications for this TREX are due by August 1st, 2024. Download the application for TREX #1 (September 22 - 28th, 2024) here.
Wildland Fire Refresher (RT-13): TERA's EcoCultural Fire Trainings
TERA’s EcoCultural Fire Trainings build knowledge and skills to bring good fire back to our lands.
This one-day course is the required annual refresher training for NWCG positions. Includes lessons learned from the past year, seasonal weather outlook, operational safety, work capacity test (WCT), and shelter deployment. Prior qualification as FFT2 or above is required.
Saturday, Sept 21, 2024
Applications now open.
Notification of acceptance by August 19.
CFMC Cultural Burn Training Exchange #1
The Cultural Fire Management Council (CFMC) is hosting two TREX events in late summer/fall 2024.
The TREX will provide prescribed fire training opportunities to fire practitioners while supporting management of cultural resources. This training will incorporate knowledge from the native tribes of Northern California and develop understanding about traditional and contemporary use of prescribed fire.
Full details about the event can be found on this flyer.
Applications for this TREX are due by August 1st, 2024. Download the application for TREX #1 (September 1 - 7th, 2024) here.
Cultural Fire Workshop: TERA's EcoCultural Fire Trainings
TERA’s EcoCultural Fire Trainings build knowledge and skills to bring good fire back to our lands.
Full-day ands-on training in cultural fire concepts and practices, including reading the landscape, fire by friction, culturally significant plants, and more. For beginning and experienced fire practitioners.
Tuesday, Aug 27, 2024
Applications now open.
Notification of acceptance by July 22.
Basic Wildland Firefighter/Firelighter (Basic 32): TERA's EcoCultural Fire Trainings
TERA’s EcoCultural Fire Trainings build knowledge and skills to bring good fire back to our lands.
This five-day hands-on introductory course combines ecocultural fire content with NWCG Basic Wildland Firefighter curriculum (ICS-100, L-180, S-130, and S-190).
Includes work capacity test (WCT) and practice shelter deployment, and meets NWCG requirements for qualification as Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2).
Online completion of IS-700 is required prior to the start of the course.
Two date options are available (choose one when you apply):
Monday-Friday, Aug 19-23, 2024
Pinoleville Pomo Nation, Ukiah
OR
Monday-Friday, Sept 23-27, 2024
Robinson Rancheria, Upper Lake
Applications now open.
Notification of acceptance by July 12 for August course and by August 19 for September course.
PLEASE NOTE: Participation in all 5 days of this course is required. We do not offer a standalone S-130 Field Day and pack test/shelter deployment.
Home Ignition Zone Workshop
Yosemite Gateway Prescribed Burn Cooperative is hosting a Home Ignition Zone workshop. This half-day training will focus on defensible space, home hardening (including zone 0 laws), local resources, and evacuation preparedness.
More details and an RSVP link coming soon.
S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior
S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior
Course Dates:
Monday, August 5 - Thursday, August 8
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m
32 Hours Total
Location: Ventura Training Center,
2800 Wright Road, Camarillo, CA 93010
This in person classroom-based course is designed to prepare the prospective fireline supervisor to undertake safe and effective fire management operations. It is the second course in a series that collectively serves to develop fire behavior prediction knowledge and skills. It builds upon the basics in S-190, but with more detailed information about characteristics and interactions of the wildland fire environment that affect wildland fire behavior for safety purposes. This course is required of those planning to work as one of the Single Resource Bosses or a Fire Effects Monitor on wildfires, fire use fires, and prescribed fires.
S-290 Intermediate Fire Behavior Training Objectives:
Identify and describe the characteristics of fuels, weather, and topography that influence wildland fire behavior.
Describe the interaction of fuels, weather, and topography on wildland fire behavior, Fireline tactics, and safety.
Describe the causes of extreme fire behavior conditions (long range spotting, crowning, and fire whirls) that develop due to weather, fuels, and/or topography.
Interpret, communicate, apply, and document wildland fire behavior and weather information.
Prerequisites: S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
Registration: Please contact surefiretraining@yahoo.com to register for this course.
Information: For additional information contact Woody Bouska at 925-989-0983 or surefiretraining@yahoo.com
Please note that there is a $75.00 State Fire Training Certification fee for this course that will be paid to the instructor upon completion of the training.
Yolo PBA Potluck BBQ
Join Yolo Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) and Solano Resource Conservation District (RCD) for a community BBQ Potluck to meet other interested PBA members/volunteers and to learn about prescribed burning in Yolo and Solano counties.
This community building event is open to local landowners, ranchers, farmers, community members, volunteers, fire professionals, and anyone interested in prescribed fire.
DATE: Saturday, July 27, 2024
TIME: 4 PM to 7 PM
LOCATION: Lake Solano Park Pad A - 8685 Pleasants Valley Rd, Winters CA 95694
Please RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/pba-bbq
For more information, reach out to the following contact depending on your county:
Solano County: Elizabeth Davis, Solano RCD Project Manager, elizabeth.davis@solanorcd.org
Yolo County: Bailey Adams, Yolo PBA Coordinator, adams@yolorcd.org or visit www.tinyurl.com/yolo-pba
Burn Planning Workshop
The Watershed Research and Training Center is hosting a 2-day burn planning workshop in Hayfork, California.
Saturday, July 6th - 9 am - 3 pm
Sunday, July 7th - 9 am - 3 pm
*This workshop may be subject to rescheduling if there is low registration*
During this two day hands-on workshop, participants will learn the basics of burn planning, using the California Standardized Burn Plan Template. The workshop will be held at a future Hayfork burn unit (location TBD), with knowledge sharing from everyone involved. Participants will work together on outlining a burn plan for the unit, and will leave the workshop with a better understanding of how to develop burn plans.
Optional, but strongly recommended, pre-work will be made available prior to the workshop, and additional burn planning resources will be shared with the group.
Workshop topics include:
Area Description
Goals and Objectives
Pre-burn Considerations
Environmental Prescription
Ignition Plan
Holding Plan
Post-Burn Activities
Notifications
Wildfire Conversion Plan
Risk Management / Medical Plan
Maps
REGISTER HERE
Webinar: Managing Invasive Species in Grasslands with Good Fire & Other Tools
In this webinar, California-certified Burn Boss and Pepperwood’s Assistant Preserve Manager, Devyn Friedfel discusses grassland health through invasive species management with the use of fire and other tools. Believe it or not, June is prescribed burning season, and with prescribed burns planned at Pepperwood this month, we’re providing opportunities to learn more about the benefits of good fire and other ways we approach the management of invasive species in grasslands. How do invasive species respond to fire? Find out, in this webinar with Devyn.
There will be time for questions at the conclusion of the presentation.
This presentation is designed to be valuable to members of the public as well as vegetation managers and other professionals.
The Fire and Music Project North State Tour
The Fire and Music Project is a group of artists and fire practitioners coming together to blend artistic expression with the movement for good fire. They will be taking their fire-inspired performance on the road for a Northern California tour in April 2024. More details can be found on their website:
https://www.fireandmusic.org/
Winter Burning Workshop Series
Understanding controlled burns is key to maintaining ecological balance and ensuring community safety amidst wildfires. In this 2-part series we will be focusing on empowering participants with the skills and confidence needed to execute pile burning projects effectively.
CalPBA Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion Workshop Series
The Watershed Research and Training Center is hosting a free Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice workshop series for all California PBA members. Workshops are developed and facilitated by Maria Estrada, Ph.D., an experienced educator with 15+ years of experience facilitating discussions surrounding DEIJ in professional natural resource settings.
Participants may attend one or all of the series. Attendance at all 5 workshops is encouraged as the materials presented build off of each other. All of the workshops will be held from 10:00am-12:00pm.
Please register here by December 10th. Space is limited to 50 participants.
Workshop dates and topics:
Tuesday December 12th, 2023 Workshop 1: Physical and Psychological Safety in the Field, in the Office, and Beyond
Wednesday December 13th, 2023 Workshop 2: Unconscious Bias and its Impacts on Employment and Team Building
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 Workshop 3: Active Bystander and Active Self - Showing Up for Yourself and Colleagues
Wednesday January 10th, 2024 Workshop 4: Power Dynamics - Recognizing Influence, Empowering Ourselves and Others
Thursday January 11th, 2024 Topic TBD based on participant feedback
Burn Pile Workshop - Siskiyou County
Host contact info: Delphine Griffith, dgriffith@svrcd.org
Pile burning is an important tool for reducing hazardous fuels, managing lands, and preparing lands for underburning. In this one-day workshop, participants will learn how to effectively build and burn juniper hand piles on a working ranch in Grenada, California. Presentations will include the important considerations and steps for burning hand piles in Siskiyou County including permit requirements, safety measures, and ecological considerations. In addition, the discussion will include subjects of wildfire defensible space, smoke management, juniper encroachment, and fire ecology. This workshop does not require any previous experience and is suited for both the backyard burner and the professional land steward. The event is hosted by the Siskiyou Prescribed Burn Association with support from Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District (SVRCD), Scott River Watershed Council, Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC), Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF).
Agenda:
0900-1000 Introductions and Burn Pile Basics
1000-1030 Smoke Management Plans/Air Quality Permits
1030-1200 Pile Building Instruction and Activity
LUNCH (1200-1300)
1300-1330 Burn Permits
1330-1400 Pile Burn Instruction
1400-1500 Ignite Piles!
1500-1530 Biochar Presentation
1530-1600 Reflections and Feedback
Things to Bring/What to Wear:
Closed-toed shoes (hiking boots, work boots)
Long-sleeved natural fiber clothes (jeans, cotton long sleeve shirt, general work clothes)
Leather Gloves
Eye-protection
Water
Folding chair
Pitchfork if you have one
Lunch and hand tools will be provided
Bathrooms: There will be a Porta Potty will be on site
Note: To access the site you might need to drive on uneven terrain. Make sure to plan accordingly by double checking your vehicle or carpooling with someone.
Basic 32 (Entry Wildland Firefighting) Class Opportunity
Basic 32 (Entry Wildland Firefighting) Class Opportunity! This class is FREE for all participants and will teach the following NWCG courses:
S-130 – Wildland Firefighter Training
S-190 – Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
L-180 – Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service
Location: Feather River Adult School, 501 Main Street Quincy, CA 95971
Date: Weekends of March 18th-19th and 25th-26th 2023 - 8:30am-5pm
This class will be led by Brad Miller and is free and open to the public.
To sign-up, or for questions, contact
Matt West: plumasunderburn@gmail.com
Phone: 530-927-5297
Plumas County Cal-TREX
The Plumas County Cal-TREX is kicking off with some training opportunities and meetings in February before a training weekend of live fire March 24th - 26th. After that, participants will be on call for prescribed fire training opportunities as burn windows become available throughout the year.
More details including a registration link (open through February 10th, 2023) can be found here.
Yolo PBA Kickoff Meeting
Yolo County RCD is excited to announce the Yolo PBA Kickoff Meeting on Thursday, February 23, 2023 from 3 PM to 6 PM at a private ranch in Yolo County (precise location available upon RSVP). Open to people of all professional backgrounds and/or fire practitioner skill levels, the Yolo PBA Kickoff Meeting will be a chance for potential members and interested residents to learn more about prescribed burning as a land management tool and the benefits of joining the Yolo PBA. In addition to the kickoff meeting, Yolo PBA will host monthly informational, educational workshops and meetings in early 2023.
To attend upcoming meetings, learn more about prescribed burn associations, or join a network of local prescribed fire practitioners, subscribe to the Yolo PBA mailing list by visiting www.tinyurl.com/yolo-pba. For questions and to RSVP for the February 23rd Kickoff Meeting, please visit www.tinyurl.com/RSVPyolopba or contact Bailey Adams, PBA Coordinator, at adams@yolorcd.org or call 530-661-1688.
UC Cooperative Extension Pile-Burning Workshop
The UC Cooperative Extension Fire Team is organizing a two-part pile burning workshop series for landowners. The first part is a free webinar on January 31st. The second part will be individual local field workshops hosted by/with RCD's, PBA's, UCCE advisors, etc., to burn piles and discuss local regulations/conditions.
Sign up by January 30, 2023 at:
https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=39518
For questions, please contact Katie Low (katlow [at] ucanr.edu).