PFTC Interagency Burn Plan Workshop
January 13, 2025 @ 8:00 am - January 17, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
Summary: This workshop will provide an opportunity to improve and refine burn plans. Through content delivery, practical exercise, small group activity; participants will write new or edit existing burn plans building on principles discussed. This will provide continuing education on burn plan preparation to improve collective understanding of prescribed fire plans, regardless of agency. Participants will receive credit for RT-300.
Potential benefits and objectives for participants:
- Opportunity to learn & work in a focused environment, free from distractions of the day job,
- Acquire new skills, address specific challenges, or explore unique topics,
- Access to Subject Matter Expert (SME) – help with fire behavior modeling and writing,
- Collaboration and networking with peers, including
- Examples of good burn plans that can be used as templates,
- Latest policy direction (NWCG and agency specific),
- Tech review support (as time allows),
- Practical knowledge and opportunity for participants to apply what they’ve learned
Intended Audience:
- Interagency participants
- (NGO, state, private, municipal, tribal, federal)
- NWCG qualifications are NOT a pre-requisite for this course.
- Burn Boss trainees
- Newly qualified Burn Bosses
- Burn plan writers
- Line officers (Agency Administrators)
- Fuels Technicians, Fuels Specialists, and Fire Management Officers
Timeline:
- Outreach and application: October 15 – November 12th @ 1100 PM Mountain time
- Selection: Notifications by November 20th
- Workshop dates: January 13th-17th, 2025
Where: Multi-hub synchronous delivery with in-person gatherings at each Hub:
- California: Redding, CA
- Intermountain area: Boise, ID
- Rocky Mountain area: Fort Collins, CO
- Eastern area: Marquette, MI
To apply:
Please submit a nomination via the Learning Portal (link below),
- Course application: Burn Plan Workshop 2025 – Application – or scan link below
- This process should take less than 5 minutes.
For questions, please email us at [email protected]
Nominations will be approved no later than November 19th