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South Carolina DNR is accepting applications through October 4 for a Heritage Preserve Biologist. This position is heavy on prescribed fire knowledge and threatened and endangered species management. Full position information and application details can be found here.
TNC North Carolina has opened two new positions, the first one is a Assistant Land Steward position, and the other is a Burn Crew Manager. Both positions are full-time year-round positions with funding secured for 4 years. TNC NC will also be running 2 crews in the Sandhills, the NFWF crew is a 4-month crew
The 2022 NWCG GRI is now available to download online and for purchase through the Great Basin Cache (GBK). The Spanish translation of the NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG), PMS 461, matches the English version by page number.
An upcoming webinar will be held Sep 20, 2022 at 2:00 PM to demonstrate the prototype version of the SE FireMap, discuss the development of v2.0, and outline ways users can provide input on product development. In this next phase, the SE FireMap aims to provide up-to-date information to support fire management and conservation efforts.
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
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
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.
The USDA Forest Service has posted an update on the ongoing prescribed fire pause. Read it here.
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
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
Award winners and elected board members announced at the 2023 PFC Annual Meeting are now
Recordings of presentations from the 2022 Annual Meeting are now available to everyone: https://ncprescribedfirecouncil.org/annual-meetings.
The North Carolina Prescribed Burner of the Year Award is presented by the NC Prescribed
NC PFC President Laurel Kays was recently interviewed on Fire University, a podcast hosted by
By Natural Areas Training Academy, UF IFAS Extension *Presented in a 100% virtual format via Canvas
What is WTREXSA?WTREXSA is an exciting global wildland firefighting collaboration offering practical live prescribed fire
This virtual event, scheduled for 11:00 Eastern, 11/9/22, will highlight significant advancements in development of
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