Training

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Fire Training Courses

Advanced Rx Fire Courses Feb. 2019
COURSES FILLED
These following three courses are on the NWCG (National Wildfire Coordinating Group) pathway to Burn Boss RXB2. These courses can be hard to find and so we are offering them this winter to those in need of this training.

Location: Byron Forest Preserve, 7993 N River Rd, Byron, IL 61010
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Cost: $200 each. 
Fees will cover all instruction, supplies and lunches. Travel expenses and lodging are not included in the price. Discounts are available to non-agency participants, or those with budgetary issues. Just ask.

​Prerequisite: 

• ​​S-290 (Online course)

Courses:​

• Rx-410 Smoke Management Techniques
  February 25-28, 2019
• Rx-301 Prescribed fire implementation; will also include work at Nachusa Grasslands
  March 11-14, 2019​​

Instructors: 

• Tom Richter
  Wildland/Prescribed Fire Program Manager, Incident Commander IL-IMT Black, Illinois Fire Institute
• ​Bill Kleiman
  Fire Manager for The Nature Conservancy in Illinois and Project Director for Nachusa Grasslands
• Rob Littiken
  A burn boss for The Nature Conservancy in Illinois
• Other cadre we will add later

Minimum of a 12 students and maximum of 24

Contact Tom Richter for more information

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Southern Illinois University
Spring 2019 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.
  

Fire Education Classes at the 100 and 200 NWCG level

• Chicago Wilderness Burn Crew Training
• National Wildlife Coordinating Group
  Online Training Courses S130/190​
• Certified Prescribed Burn Manager Application
• Silviculture
  Silviculture Fire offers all 100 and 200 level NWCG courses
  Fourth Friday S-130 Field Day​
  January 25, 2019
• ​Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact Single Resource Academy​
  John A Logan College, 700 Logan College Road, Carterville, IL
  *S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Use
  *S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws
  *S-219 Firing Operations
  *S-230 Crew Boss 
  *S-231  Engine Boss
  *S-236 Heavy Equipment Boss
• Upcoming Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges
  These trainings are organized as Type III incidents under the National Incident Management System. Participants will serve in NWCG qualified and trainee firefighting positions on a burn team and assist with preparing, scouting, briefing, igniting, holding, mop-up, and patrol on numerous controlled burns in the area. Teams will also complete pre- and post-fire monitoring, train with equipment, practice fire line leadership skills, and learn about local fire ecology and fire management.
  
  Contact Jeremy Bailey with any questions.
  
  2019 winter & spring schedule: 
  *February 2-9, Yurok TREX in Weitchpec, California
  *March 18-29, Women in Fire TREX in Tallahassee, Florida
  *March 18-29, Loup River TREX in Ord, Nebraska
  *March 30-April 13, Niobrara Valley TREX in Johnstown, Nebraska
  *April 29-May 3, Iowa Cooperative Burn Week in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  *April 29-May 10, Central Oregon TREX in Bend, Oregon
  *May 13-May 24, Ashland TREX in Ashland, Oregon

Webinars

Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium
Presentation 1 - Feb. 19, 2019, 2-3 PM Central
Fire Science Literacy: How to better understand and communicate the wildland fire environment
Presented by Devan McGranahan, North Dakota State University and Carissa Wonkka, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Presentation 2 – March 6, 2019, 12-1 PM Central
The Danger of an Overly-Precise Burn Prescription:
Re-visiting perspectives and knowledge gaps on fire and which factors to consider for measuring success
Presented by Nathan Holoubek, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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UPDATED 1/2019