Great Plains Fire Science Exchange

KS Prescribed Fire Equipment & Tech Field day
2025-01-08 11:30 - 15:30 (America/Chicago)

PFTC Interagency Burn Plan Workshop
2025-01-13 08:00 - 2025-01-17 17:00
Workshop Link
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 SM.FS.PFTC@usda.gov
Nominations will be approved no later than November 19th

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-01-15 09:00 - 15:00 | Jubilee Events and Catering

Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference
2025-01-19 08:00 - 2025-01-22 17:00 | St. Louis, MO, St. Louis, MO, United States

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-01-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Ericson Fire Hall

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-01-22 09:00 - 15:00 | Elwood Legion Hall

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-01-28 09:00 - 15:00 | Holt County Extension

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-01-29 09:00 - 15:00 | Upper Loup NRD

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-01-30 09:00 - 15:00 | Wauneta Community Building

Clearing the Air: How EPA looks at smoke impacts attributable to ecological wildland prescribed burning
2025-01-30 10:30 - 13:00
For over a decade, EPA Region 7 has been working with stakeholders to protect our communities and reduce smoke emissions from prescribed fires on our native wildland prairies. EPA recognizes that fire is part of a natural renewal process and essential for sustaining the tall grass prairies, but burning millions of acres during the spring in a compressed time period can send unhealthy levels of smoke emissions into downwind communities. EPA’s Exceptional Event Rule can provide Air Agency’s with regulatory relief if smoke emissions causing air quality violations are out of the State’s (or Tribes) reasonable control. Join us to hear Gina Grier, EPA region 7, explain the basics of the Exceptional Events Rule and actions that can be taken to minimize smoke emissions and protect public health.

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-02-04 09:00 - 15:00 | North Platte NRD

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-02-05 08:00 - 17:00 | NE Extension in Lancaster Co

Converge Virtual Forums
2025-02-05 13:00 - 14:00
This session will focus on encouraging communication, coordination, and collaboration among researchers and research teams.

Registration and info link:
CONVERGE Virtual Forum – 2025 Southern California Wildfires, Session 2

Ignition Operations
2025-02-11 08:00 - 2025-02-13 17:00
2025 S-219

11th Native Prairie Restoration/Reclamation Workshop
2025-02-12 08:00 - 2025-02-13 17:00
Website link

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- Online Workshop
2025-02-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-26 08:00 - 17:00

MPFC Spring Exec Committee Meeting
2025-02-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Margaritaville Tan-Tar-A Estates, 490 Tan Tar a Dr, Osage Beach, MO, United States
MPFC DRAFT Articles of Incorporation

MPFC_Business_Meeting_Agenda_2-19-25

Central Grasslands REC Prescribed Burn Workshop- ND
2025-02-25 09:30 - 16:00
Topics

General introductions to the logistics of implementing prescribed fire
The role of the North Dakota Prescribed Fire Cooperative
How fire promotes floral expression
Impacts of patch burn grazing on grassland birds
How fire can improve livestock performance and forage nutritional value
Optimizing fire return interval and time of year for prescribed burning
How burning can improve a plant community
Rancher perspectives: implementing prescribed burns in a livestock operation
Building and sustaining a ‘Burning Culture’ in the Dakotas

Southern Missouri Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX)
2025-03-03 08:00 - 2025-03-14 17:00 | Marshfield, Marshfield, MO, United States
Description: Looking for an opportunity to sharpen your prescribed fire skills? We invite you to participate in the Southern Missouri TREX, where putting good fire on the ground is just as important as providing quality training opportunities for participants.
Who can participate? Prescribed/Wildfire staff including federal, state, tribal, and non-governmental organizations, private practitioners, and higher education faculty/students. We are committed to diversity and respect for people, communities, and culture. All will be welcome!
Unfamiliar with TREX? Click here for more information: https://firenetworks.org/trex/
Registration Fee: None—this event is being sponsored through a USFS: Cohesive Strategy grant. We wish to make this training as accessible to everyone as possible.
Work Hours and Travel: Will need to be covered by your home unit.
Meals and Lodging: Both provided for the duration of the event. Lodging is shared bunk space or camping area if preferred.
Participant Requirements:
• Participants must be current and qualified NWCG-FFT2, or have completed NWCG courses S-130, S-190, L-180, ICS 100, I-700 (all of which are available for free online). Contact Ryan Gauger (rgauger@tnc.org) for more information on these trainings; verification of training is required to attend.
• Participants must have completed an arduous pack test within the past year. Completion of a moderate pack test is acceptable if coming as a TRXCM (Rx crewmember) position. A pack test will be offered to those who need one and cannot obtain one prior to the TREX start date.
• Participants must have health insurance which will cover personal injury (e.g., workers’ comp, health or travel insur ance)
• Participants must bring fire-approved boots (all leather, 8-inches tall, Vibram soles, with no steel toe). Participants should come with all appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including: a Next Generation Fire Shelter, a hard hat, Nomex clothing, all leather gloves, eye protection and canteens for up to 1 gallon of drinking water. If you do not have proper PPE, please let us know, we will work with you to find any items you do not have. Please indicate your needs on the application.
We need your help! If your agency/organization is able to provide a Type 6 Engine, crew cab truck, and/or UTV with water pumper for this event, your application will receive priority in the nomination process.
Registration: To apply, complete this nomination form by December 6, 2024 https://form.jotform.com/243055748929166
(notifications of will be sent out by mid-December)
Questions: Please contact Ryan Gauger (rgauger@tnc.org or 812-599-2562)
Event partners include: The Nature Conservancy, US Forest Service: Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Prescribed Fire Council, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and US Fish and Wildlife Service.

2nd Annual New Mexico Tribal Forest & Fire Summit
2025-03-04 08:00 - 2025-03-06 17:00
2nd Annual New Mexico Tribal Forest & Fire Summit
Roots For The Future: Strengthening Indigenous-Led Conservation
March 4th – 6th, 2025
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
Mescalero, NM
287 Carrizo Canyon Rd, Mescalero, NM 88340

RT-130 Fire Refresher Great Plains Edition
2025-03-05 10:00 - 12:30
This 2.5 hour NWCG refresher course will be tailored toward prescribed fire applications in the Great Plains. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from fire practitioners representing other agencies in the region and organizations, learn about tactics and techniques used in other parts of the Great Plains, and discuss the forecast heading into the 2025 prescribed fire season. Participants will receive a certificate for completing the online RT 130 .
This course is being sponsored by the Great Plains Fire Learning Network

To register or inquire about the course, contact Chad Bladow at 402 389 0889 or email at cbladow@tnc.org with “RT 130 ” in the subject line.
Deadline to register is March 4, 2025.

Loup River Prescribed Fire Training Exchange
2025-03-16 08:00 - 2025-03-29 17:00
Loup TREX Registration 2025.docx
Loup TREX Announcement 2025

Gus T. Canales Lectureship on Prescribed Burning
2025-03-17 08:00 - 2025-03-20 17:00
Summary
Event presentations will be simultaneously delivered in-person and online via a Zoom Webinar. The prescribed burn will be recorded and made available to virtual participants within two to three weeks of the event conclusion.
For centuries, wildfires shaped the ranges of the central and western US. As one of conservationist Aldo Leopold’s five landscape management tools, prescribed fire remains one of the most ecologically and economically effective natural resource management tools. Lectureship participants will learn fire behavior and safe use through classroom discussion and hands-on experience with fire. Training and continuing education credit for the Texas Certified Prescribed Burn Manager program is included.

Please note: For certified burn managers in need of continuing education credit hours (CEUs) for re-certification, register for the one-day Continuing Fire Training on March 18, 2025. After selecting the above registration link, click the “Attendance Method” drop down to make this selection. Registration for the one-day CEU training is ONLY for certified burn managers. All other participants must attend the entire four-day lectureship.

Learning Objectives

Apply principles learned in classroom training in a hands-on prescribed burn
Understand weather factors as they affect prescribed fire
Develop a burn plan
Identify the various techniques of prescribed burning
Discuss fire behavior and how to control a fire
Recognize the effects of fire on various vegetation types
Understand the legal requirements for prescribed burning
Become familiar with safety equipment and tools needed for prescribed burning

Instructor
Allen Rasmussen, PhD

North Dakota Prescribed Burn Training
2025-03-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-20 08:00 - 17:00

Prescribed Fire Class
2025-03-20 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-25 18:00 - 21:00
