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The Mission of the Michigan Prescribed Fire Council is to protect, conserve, and expand the safe use of prescribed fire on the Michigan landscape.The Michigan Prescribed Fire Council was formed to bring together practitioners, guides, and students of prescribed fire to provide a network through which information could be disseminated, partnerships could form and the use of prescribed fire would be protected. This site holds much information, and questions are always welcomed if you can't find what you need here.
Council News
The Minutes from the December 6, 2011 Steering Committee Meeting in St. Ignace are posted.
Are you interested in the History of the Fire Council? Take a look at our Timeline!
The next Steering Committee meeting will be Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in Roscommon - stay tuned for location.
Mark your calendar!
The dates for the 2012 Steering Committee Meetings have been selected:
- Wednesday, March 7: MDNR, Roscommon
- Wednesday, June 6: Ann Arbor Parks & Rec
- Wednesday, October 17-18: western U.P., will include a field trip
- Wednesday, December 5: NRCS, East Lansing
The 2011-2012 Officers:
Chairperson: Andy Henriksen, NRCS
Vice-Chairperson: Jim Fisher, MDNR-FMD
Secretary: Michele Richards, US Dept of Military & Veterans Affairs
Treasurer: Lara Rainbolt, The Nature Conservancy
Other News
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, is offering two courses this winter: 1) Basic Wildland Firefighter Training and 2) Prescribed Fire for Managers. Both courses are being offered at Ball State University. Click on the link for more information or contact David LeBlanc (dleblanc@bsu.edu).
Check out the Training page for courses offered by the U.S. Forest Service to qualified Fire Council members!
Are you interested in learning about Smoke Management and Air Quality regulations? The National Wildfire Coordinating Group Smoke Committee (SmoC) has developed a self-paced training on this topic. Go to the Resources tab on the right to find the link to the tutorial.
Stay up to date with the Lake States Fire Science Consortium by visiting their website and signing up for their newsletters.