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  • About Us
  • Fire Needs Assessment
    • Illinois Fires Accomplished Map
    • Map Instructions
    • Assessment Summary
    • Annual Data Summary
  • Resources
    • Illinois Prescribed Burn Manager Certification
    • Jobs
    • Training
    • Fire Contractors
    • Fire Crew Exchange
    • Equipment Reviews
    • Drones & Fire
    • Helpful Information
    • Fire Insurance
    • Fire Councils
    • Fire Science Consortium
    • Prescribed Burn Reports
    • Lessons Learned/ Best Practices
    • Fire Ecology Publications
  • Events
    • 2022 Symposium >
      • Videos
      • Award Recipients 2022
      • Symposium Photos
    • 2019 Symposium >
      • Symposium Agenda
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      • Photos
    • 2018 Symposium
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Mission statement

​The mission of the Illinois Prescribed Fire Council is to promote the safe and continued use of prescribed fire on the Illinois landscape.
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Board of Directors

Paul Brewer - Treasurer
Retired from IDNR
Bio

Brittany Baumer - Secretary
Forest Preserves of Cook County

Dave Cassin - Director
Lake County Forest Preserve District

Sami Childerson - Director
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
​Bio

Scott Crist - Director
US Forest Service
​Bio

Tom Flader - Director
Newport Township Fire Department
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Allison Frederick - Director
Citizens for Conservation
​Bio

Dave Jones
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
​Bio
​Bill Kleiman - Director
The Nature Conservancy
​Bio
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Rob Littiken - Director
The Nature Conservancy
​Bio
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John McCabe - President
Forest Preserves of Cook County 
​Bio
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​Jack Pizzo - Director
​The Pizzo Group
​Bio

Jesse Riechman - Coordinator
Southern Illinois Prescribed Burn Association (SIPBA)
Bio

Dr. Charles Ruffner - Director
Dept. of Forestry - SIUC
​Bio

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Brad Woodson
The Illinois Prescribed Fire Council (IPFC) would like to recognize Brad Woodson for his contributions to the IPFC and the larger conservation community in Illinois. ​
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UPDATED 01/2023
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