Training Committee

Co-Chairs: Rob Nurre, Landscape Historian and President of the Wisconsin Archeological Society and Alison Duff, USDA Research Ecologist

For more information on our Training Committee, training opportunities, or to join the committee, please contact Rob Nurre or Alison Duff. Participation in the committee is open to any interested member of the WPFC.

Our Mission

Our mission is to maximize our ability to burn more fire-adapted landscapes safely and effectively by increasing our training capacity for both NWCG and non-NWCG-track training for all levels of participation.

To improve prescribed burning capacity in Wisconsin, WPFC endorses two, parallel sets of prescribed fire crew training requirements: specific prescribed fire standards identified by WPFC, or compliance with National Wildfire Coordinating Group (i.e. federal wildfire suppression) requirements. To that end the WPFC works to train more people, at all levels of fire training, to staff the growing demand for implementing safe and effective prescribed fires.

Training Opportunities

Be sure to check out our Events page for upcoming training events offered by our trusted partners.

The following training opportunities are available throughout Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest. These opportunities will meet one or both of our set of standards.