How to Start a Successful Fire Program (even if you're broke!)

A Step Beyond the Fire

Check out this episode to learn the steps you can take to get started with a successful prescribed burning program on your property, even if you don't have much money to begin!

Great Resources for Prescribed Burners:

Association of Fire Ecology: https://fireecology.org/subscribe

Driptorch Digest: https://sites.cnr.ncsu.edu/southeast-fire-update/driptorch-digest/

Fire Program Funding Opportunities: https://sites.cnr.ncsu.edu/southeast-fire-update/funding-opportunities//

Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network: https://fireadaptednetwork.org/resources/

Hot-Dry-Windy Index: https://www.hdwindex.org/

National Wildfire Coordinating Group Toolbox: https://www.nwcg.gov/wfldp/toolbox

Natural Areas Training Academy: http://members.naturalareas.org/members/memberinfo/prospect1.php?org_id=AREA

North Carolina State University Extension Forestry: https://apps.ces.ncsu.edu/activecampaign/sign-up/4611AF/24/

Rapid Lesson Sharing: https://www.wildfirelessons.net/resources/rapidlessonsharing

Recorded Lectures/Talks from Oregon State University: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/feature-story/lookout-envisioning-futures-wildfire

Rx Burn Planner: https://rxburnplanner.com/

Southern Fire Exchange email list: https://us5.listmanage.com/subscribe?u=18313cd6d252b7c69af8d769e&id=ebf459f071

Southern Group of State Foresters Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (What’s your risk?): https://southernwildfirerisk.com/Map/Public/#map-themes

Tall Timbers email list (Zach Prusak): https://talltimbers.us12.listmanage.com/subscribe?u=4a50b1affbbdbb54a0a019ea7&id=08336fcb26

The Ember Alliance: https://emberalliance.org/news/

UF Calendar: https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/nata/calendar/

Wildfire Today: https://wildfiretoday.com/

Wildland Fire Lessons Learned: https://www.wildfirelessons.net/home

6 Minutes for Safety: https://www.nwcg.gov/committees/6-Minutes-for-safety

Fire Equipment Resources

Cascade (sometimes BOGO on hardware and good fire shelter prices): https://cascadefire.com/

Darley: https://www.edarley.com/

Grainger (yes they have some useful fire stuff too): https://www.grainger.com/

Forestry Suppliers: https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/index.php

Fire Hose Direct: https://firehosedirect.com/

National Fire Fighter Wildland Corp: https://www.nationalfirefighter.com/?utm_source=enewsletter120721&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=homelogo&utm_content=header

Partzilla: https://www.partzilla.com/

Supply Cache: https://www.supplycache.com/

Texas Jeans (Good priced Ripstop Nomex): https://texasjeans.com/collections/wildland-firefighting

Wildland Warehouse: https://www.wildlandwarehouse.com/

Episode photo courtesy of John McCabe.