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Prescribed Fire Training

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Fire Training Courses

JUNE 2025

June 29, 2025
Basic Wildland Firefighter & Prescribed Fire Training
S-130/S-190/IS-100/IS-700/L-180

Online Registration: Torch & Tame RX Training

Registration deadline: June 19
Cost:
$375
Location: 
6734 German Church Road,
Byron, IL
 

Contact Ryan Rickerson or call 224.231.8925

Flyer download
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Midwest Fire Training

  • Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council Training
  • ​Michigan Prescribed Fire Council Training
    • Burning Issues Workshop — video recordings shared from the workshop
    • ​Spark Blog
  • ​​The Fire Learning Network has a monthly newsletter with jobs and trainings available.
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Fire Education Courses

Fox Valley Technical College
​Natural Resources Program Information
  • Wildland Firefighter Associate Degree
  • Wildland Fire Crew Technical Diploma​​​
​National Wildlife Coordinating Group
Online Training Courses S130/190​​​
Southern Illinois University
Instructor Charles Ruffner
  • FOR 315 Fire in Wildland Management
    Fire as a phenomenon in wildland management. Topics covered are fire prevention, detection, suppression, behavior, effects, use and economics. Major emphasis is on fire control and fire ecology. Requires field trip transportation fees and supplemental expenditures not to exceed $75 per course registration.
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Morton Arboretum
Check the Adult Programs list to look for current offerings of the course.  

Chicago Wilderness offers the Midwest Ecological Prescription Burn Crew Member Training class online through The Morton Arboretum. Based on the National Wildfire Coordinating Group’s (NWCG) S-130 and S-190 courses, this two-day training covers the basics of such topics as fire behavior, controlled burn techniques, and smoke management. The objective is to provide participants with the background necessary to safely participate on the crew of a controlled burn. 

Please be aware that although the training is accepted by many of the natural resource management agencies in the Chicago Wilderness region as the minimum training required for a participant on a burn crew, it does not carry the official NWCG certification. This class can be taken as a supplement to the Natural Areas Conservation Training Program in natural areas management.

    IPFC Training Submissions

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A 14-day workshop was designed to achieve live fire operations so participants could experience leadership opportunities in wildland fires. Doing this workshop, participants learned to manage uncontrolled wildfires on the pine savannas of Deep River Forest Reserve, Belize.
UPDATED 08/2024
Mailing address:
8772 S. Lowden Road
​Franklin Grove, IL 61031
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