Instructor:   Morgan Treadwell

Course Length: 2 hours

Course Information:

This course is designed for licensed TDA Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Managers. It will cover updated regulations, give an overview of brush pile burning procedures, and will describe several tools used to effectively manage smoke from a burn. This course will also explain how to use the Texas A&M Forest Service Smoke Management Plan.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• identify the best management practices to support safe and effective prescribed burns
• describe the safety measures and identify the new tools to help manage smoke
• recognize the ecological role prescribed fire plays on Texas landscapes
• identify the proper brush pile burning method to determine an area’s attainment status
• describe TCEQ burning regulations and exceptions
• recognize TCEQ Fire Laws and Burning Rules

This course is eligible for 2 CFT hours through the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA).

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Prescribed Burn School - Online

Instructor:   Morgan Treadwell

Course Length: 16 hours

Course Information:

Are you a busy rancher and landowner wanting to learn about prescribed burning? This is the perfect self-guided, online course for you! 

 Within each module, there is an introduction video providing an overview of the course. This is followed by web pages with valuable information. Modules may contain other handouts that further explore the information. This course will cover the burn school course requirements to apply for a private, commercial, or not-for-profit prescribed burn manager license from TDA.

This online course places an emphasis on fire behavior, how to employ the correct firing technique, and equipment & safety. After successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to schedule your official exam and field component to apply to become a Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager (CIPBM) from TDA.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the history of fire as an ecological tool 
• Evaluate fuels present across many environments according to their defining characteristics 
• Describe fire behavior according to physical and chemical principles 
• Prepare for weather conditions as they relate to burning 
• Discuss the impact topographic influences have on fire behavior 
• Analyze the effect that fire has on plant communities and wildlife habitat
• Plan a prescribed burn 
• Identify proper burning equipment and safety techniques 
• Employ proper firing technique according to the prescribed burn goals and objectives
• Mitigate smoke impacts 
• Understand laws and regulations regarding prescribed burning 
• Evaluate potential burn sites

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