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Upcoming NC Certified Burner Course

Registration for the October 3 – 6 Certified Burner course opens Sept 1.  Please share this reminder with any interested co-workers, PBAs, prospective burners, etc.  Registration will close once the course fills up (estimated 7 – 10 days).  If you have questions contact Aaron Gay, [email protected] https://www.ncforestservice.gov/fire_control/fc_howtobeacertifiedburner.htm

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Job: Remote Sensing Analyst, Tall Timbers Geospatial Center

Tall Timbers Research, Inc. (https://talltimbers.org/) is recruiting a term-limited full-time Remote SensingTechnician to help produce and manage data layers essential to the Southeast FireMap project (SE FireMap),an online tool designed to inform conservation and land management decision-making. At the heart of SEFireMap is a fire mapping and reporting tool for the southeastern US that enables

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Upcoming Basic Fire Weather Course

An in-person Basic Fire Weather Course is now scheduled for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22. This event is hosted by the NC State Parks & The Nature Conservancy. There is no cost for this, but registration is required as lunch will be provided. There will be a cap of 30 participants. Register through this link. 

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USFS Region 8 Hiring Leaders for Women’s Fire Module

R8 Fire and Aviation Management is pleased to share this exciting opportunity to hire a Handcrew Supervisor (GS-0462-08) and Assistant Supervisor (GS-0462-07) to lead a new 8 to 10-person, Women’s partner-enabled Fire Module starting in January of 2023.  We are outreaching for both a non-competitive NTE 120-day opportunity as well as a competitive NTE 1-year

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2022 Award Winners

Congratulations to all the 2022 award winners, who were announced at the NC PFC Annual Meeting August 10th. A full list of award winners from past years can be found on the Awards page. ·      NC Burner of the Year – Adam Warwick, TNC Southern Blue Ridge Fire & Stewardship Manager ·      State Forester’s Prescribed Burner

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Southeastern Prescribed Fire Survey

A graduate student at NC State University is recruiting Southeastern prescribed fire users for a brief survey investigating burners’ needs, options, and concerns if faced with a reduction in opportunities to conduct burns under acceptable weather conditions. If you use or oversee the use of prescribed fire on land in the Southeastern US and are

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