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Prescribed Fire Training Schedule

Our current schedule for prescribed fire training in Florida is listed below, but can change so please check it periodically.

The Certified Burner Correspondence Courses are for experienced burners who want to polish their skills and receive certification from the Division of Forestry. The certification can not be "grand fathered", the Florida Legislature made it clear in the prescribed fire act of 1990 that the only way to become certified in Florida is through the Certified Burner Program or the Inter-Agency Prescribed Fire Course - also taught in Florida.

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Ms. Donna Lewis
Hillsborough Community College
1206 N. Park Road
Plant City, FL 33566-2799
Telephone: 813/757-2207
Fax: 813/757-2148
Email: dlewis1@hccfl.edu

Certified Correspondence Classes 2009-2010

  • Tuition for this class is $160.00 per student.
  • 2009 Fall Session Starts September 1, 2009
  • Mail-in Registration (pdf)

Interagency Basic Prescribed Fire Course 2009-2010

Locations and Dates:
  • Lake Talquin State Forest (Tallahassee): December 6-11, 2009
  • Volusia Fire Institute (Daytona): December 13-18, 2009
  • Wekiwa Springs State Park (Apopka): January 10-15, 2010
  • Corbett WMA (Palm Beach): January 24-29, 2010
  • Cecil Commerce Center (Jacksonville): January 31 – February 5, 2010
  • Withlacoochee State Forest (Brooksville): February 14-19, 2010
Interagency Basic Prescribed Fire Course Training Manual
Table of Contents (pdf, 76k)
Chapter 1:
 Introduction (pdf, 147k)
Chapter 2:
 Why We Burn Section (pdf, 146k)
Chapter 3:
 Open Burning Laws/Rules (pdf, 195k)
Chapter 4:
Public Relations (pdf, 246k)
Chapter 5:
 Safety (pdf, 1.5M)
Chapter 6:
 Smoke Management (pdf, 3.5M)
Chapter 7:
 Fire Weather (pdf, 5M)
Chapter 8:
 Fire Behavior (pdf, 535k)
Chapter 9:
Ecological Effects (pdf, 363k)
Chapter 10:
 Planning and Evaluation (pdf, 166k)
Chapter 11:
 Firing Techniques (pdf, 809k)
Chapter 12:
 Holding and Contingencies (pdf, 191k)
Chapter 13:
 Managing the Burn (pdf, 4.8M)

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