October 8th, 2019: Ambulance, Fire and EOC Facility, Sonora, CA
October 10th, 2019: American Legion Ambulance, Sutter Creek, CA
These one-day workshops (choose either Sonora or Sutter Creek) are designed for landowners and managers looking to gain skills in prescribed fire planning and implementation.
A follow up one day field trip will be held at UC Berkeley’s Blodgett Research Forest in Georgetown (El Dorado County) during the last week of October. Participants will tour lands actively managed with prescribed fire and take part in a prescribed fire, permit and weather allowing.
Workshop Topics:
- Permitting and legal considerations
- Cal Fire’s Vegetation Management Program
- Fire weather forecasting and online tools
- Air quality and smoke management
- Prescribed burn associations
- Local fire history
- Fire terms and fire behavior
- Burn plan development
- Burn unit preparationTools and equipment
Registration for a nominal fee will be required. Register at http://ucanr.edu/2019rxworkshops
For More Information: For questions, contact Susie Kocher, sdkocher@ucanr.edu (530) 542-2571.
2019 Prescribed Fire Workshops Central Sierra
