Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council Welcomes Rose Brown as its First Executive Director New leadership marks a milestone in expanding prescribed fire capacity across Wisconsin The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council (WPFC) is pleased to announce the hiring of its first Executive Director, Rose Brown, marking a significant milestone in expanding prescribed fire capacity across Wisconsin, while
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Do you collaborate with your neighbors to help each other burn? If so, you are eligible to register with the Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council as a Prescribed Burn Association! These landowner-led organizations are a driving force in restoring and preserving Wisconsin’s fire-dependent ecosystems, and we are dedicated to growing and supporting them as they become
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Through July 1, 2026, we are accepting donations and scholarships to support the 2026 Wisconsin Burn Boss Academy this Fall. Tax-deductible contributions will allow us to offer full-ride scholarships to emerging and underprivileged fire leaders applying to the Academy. These scholarships will help grow Wisconsin’s fire capacity and preserve its fire-dependent ecosystems by expanding the...
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The WPFC and its membership accomplished a LOT in 2025, and we’re delighted to share the results with you in our first ever annual impact report. We look forward to improving and expanding our operations in 2026 as Wisconsin’s central resource for prescribed fire. Read the 2025 Impact Report here!
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We are ecstatic to share that the Wisconsin DNR has launched a new Prescribed Burn Dashboard. Nestled alongside the DNR’s Wildfire Dashboard, this online tool tracks burns on private, state, and federal lands throughout Wisconsin. Practitioners can self-report their burns’ dates, acreages, objectives, locations, and fuel types. This is a big step forward for prescribed fire in Wisconsin. This...
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Please see below for several pieces remembering the life of Jim Sime, written by members of the Wisconsin prescribed fire community. Please also take a few minutes to read Jim’s full obituary HERE. According to Jim Sime, life wasn’t “a journey to the grave where you arrive all prettied up and in one piece,
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Please read on for an opportunity to inform the future of prescribed fire, provided by the University of Minnesota and Friends of the Boundary Waters. Hello, We want to hear your thoughts about prescribed fire! We are collecting input from prescribed fire practitioners and ask that you please forward this survey to the staff at
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We would like to shout out our platinum sponsors for the 2026 Wisconsin-Minnesota Prescribed Fire Conference, who have done the absolute most to advance prescribed fire efforts in Wisconsin and beyond. Thank you to the following organizations: Adaptive Restoration – Adaptive Restoration LLC offers professional, science-based ecological restoration, forestry and land management services...
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The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council is seeking a dynamic Executive Director to oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization and ultimately increase the state’s capacity for safe and effective prescribed fire. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of prescribed fire in the state of Wisconsin. The Executive Director will be responsible for
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Attention all prescribed fire practitioners: we are now accepting Standard Applications to the Wisconsin Certified Burn Boss Program (CBBP)! The CBBP is the first program of its kind in Wisconsin, the result of years of collaboration between the WPFC and the Wisconsin DNR. It guides aspiring burn bosses through a sequence of classroom training, field
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Please join the Minnesota and Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Councils for the 2026 Wisconsin-Minnesota Prescribed Fire Conference on January 9 and 10, 2026 at Winona State University! This event aims to bring together a diversity of prescribed fire practitioners, academics, and enthusiasts to network and share knowledge across state lines. Read more and register here! The first day (Friday,
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