The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council will be holding our annual Fall meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, November 10th, 3:00-5:00pm. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for a link and agenda! We have also curated a 2020 Fire Season Survey! This informal survey is an opportunity for the Wisconsin prescribed fire community to collect and share information with
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The course provides a background in fire ecology, fire behavior, fire effects, and the prediction of fire behavior for fuels of the Upper Midwest (wetland, prairie, savanna). The course includes field training with live fire exercises (working with fire by burning breaks, spot fire training and ring fire implementation) as well as safe, effective and
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Exciting training opportunities! Check out our events page for more details on all training opportunities! Fox Valley Technical College will be offering a variety of NWCG in person courses this fall! There is a 9-student maximum for each course, but you are highly encouraged to sign up even if the class is full. If the
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The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council will be holding our summer meeting via Zoom on Thursday, July 23rd, 3:00-4:30pm. Mark your calendars! Below you will find the Zoom link and call in info for our 2020 WPFC Summer Meeting next Thursday the 23rd at 3:00 PM. You can also view the finalized agenda, ballot, and info on
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We are pleased to announce our new part time admin assistant hire, Andrea Weissgerber! Below is a little bit about Andrea. My name is Andrea Weissgerber (you can also call me Andi) and I am the new admin assistant for the WPFC! I am thrilled to be a part of furthering the important work of
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Dear Burners, The date for our next meeting is set for Friday, February 21st, from Noon-3pm. The meeting will be at the UW Madison Arboretum auditorium. Current agenda items on my radar are: Committee updates Website function improvement proposal Secretary position succession planning WPFC’s collaboration with TPOS on regional 2020 conference Outreach materials- Including T-shirt
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In an effort to further our mission, of promoting the safe and effective use of prescribed fire in Wisconsin, we recently migrated our website to the WordPress platform.
Read more Fire crews around the state are making preparations for the spring prescribed fire season. Soon Wisconsin residents may notice smoke in the air, “Smoke Ahead” warning signs on the road, and parts of their favorite trails closed, among other indicators that the spring fire season has begun.
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January 2019 marks a new year and a new direction for the Council. As of January 1, we are asking all new and current members to pay annual dues. In return, we are increasing our services and offering new benefits to our members.
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Dear Wisconsin Fire Community, The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council will be holding our fall meeting in just a couple weeks on Thursday, November 7th from 12-3 pm. Please join us at the Middleton Public Library to hear updates about the work of the Council, learn about upcoming events and ongoing research projects and reconnect with
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