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 17, 2025. 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