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.
Basic Fire Crew Primer
The Primer is an introduction to prescribed fire for a general audience. Its purpose is to assist training of crew at a basic level, for conducting prescribed fire in various habitats such as grassland, oak savanna, woodland, or wetland. The document is a collaboration between three fire educators in southern Wisconsin and was influenced by both WPFC and NWCG standards. The Primer serves as an introduction and refresher and is not a replacement for guided training and field experience.
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.
