Plan, Predict, and Burn - The New Prescribed Burn Planner (PBP v2)

Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 1pm ET

A free one hour webinar from Tall Timbers, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida IFAS.

Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.

Presenters: Dr. Holly Nowell, Tall Timbers Karen Cummins, Tall Timbers

Webinar Description: Prescribed fire is one of the most effective tools land managers and landowners have for maintaining fire-dependent ecosystems, improving habitat, and reducing hazardous fuel buildup that increases wildfire risk. Yet, coordinating multiple burns while waiting for the right weather conditions can be challenging.

The Prescribed Burn Planner (PBP) was originally developed to help users plan and prioritize prescribed burns by providing weather forecasts for individual burn units, thus hopefully reducing the number of missed burn windows. After receiving funding support from USDA Forest Service, Southern Region (R8), PBP version 2 was created to take prescribed burn planning to the next level. The new release includes:

-Updated meteorological data -Ability to draw the boundaries of a burn unit, rather than just a point location -Simple smoke plume modeling with a list of potentially impacted locations -Burn history tracking -Email notification for upcoming ideal burn windows as specified by the user for each individual location.

Join Karen Cummins and Dr. Holly Nowell from Tall Timbers as they demonstrate PBP v2’s new capabilities.

Webinar Requirements: A reliable internet connection and speakers / headphones are required to participate. Webinar audio will be broadcast directly to your computer and may be available via a call-in number. See registration email for more details. Webinar participants do not need a microphone or video camera.

Webinar Recording: If you can't make the webinar, look for the recording to be posted on the Southern Fire Exchange YouTube Webinar Archive.

Questions? Contactus@southernfireexchange.org