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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
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
Southern Fire Exchange will host a webinar August 31 1:00-2:00 PM ET on the recent science in the design and structure of wildland fire shelters. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers. One hour of Category One SAF CFE credits are expected. Register here.
The recordings from the SBR FLN/CAFMS Joint Workshop held May 24-27, 2022 are now available on the CAFMS YouTube.
The Great Plains Fire Science Exchange has updated their national map of Prescribed Burn Associations. North Carolina stands out as a hotspot for PBAs in the Eastern United States, including the recently formed Southern Blue Ridge PBA in Western North Carolina.
The Florida Park Service Fire Management Program is pleased to announce that the Southern Area Engine Academy will be held in person this year, November 12-18^th at Wekiva Springs State Park in Apopka, FL. The class is taught by instructors through lectures, visual aids and field exercises. There will be a focus on teaching the
The 2022 South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting will take place Sept. 7-8, 2022 in the Clemson area. The field tour will be on September 7th with registration starting at 9:30 am and our classroom session will be on September 8th with registration starting at 8:30 am. There will also be a social following
The North Carolina State Forester’s Prescribed Burning Award may be presented annually to a NC Forest Service employee or group of employees who demonstrate leadership and excellence in accomplishing prescribed burning. This award represents an opportunity to recognize significant achievements in: overcoming obstacles to prescribed burning; working successfully with landowners and partners to facilitate, support and conduct
The Prescribed Fire Liability Report for the Southern U.S. is out now! This report summarizes laws, associated regulations, & known court cases for each Southern state to help increase understanding & minimize landowner risk of liability associated with #RxFire.
Please hold August 10 for the 2022 Annual Meeting, co-hosted with the NC Longleaf Coalition! We will hold the meeting at Millstone 4-H Camp, with a field tour the following day, August 11. Hotels and an evening social will be in Aberdeen, NC. Details, including registration and a draft agenda, will be released soon. If you have any questions, including agenda suggestions, please
North Carolina State Parks, The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina Forest
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
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