This NWCG 5-day in person course is designed to provide entry level firefighter skills field; field ops time required.
Subject: RX-300 Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Date: March 9 – April 8, 2026
Location: Online (WFLP & Zoom)
Tall Timbers Research Station, founded in 1958, is a leader in fire science and prescribed fire training. Its research has shaped modern fire management, and it continues to advance regional and national programs with innovative curricula and collaborative approaches to fire management.
For this training, Tall Timbers will work closely with the National Delivery Team, ensuring that the RX300 Prescribed Fire Burn Boss course reflects cutting-edge knowledge and nationally recognized best practices in prescribed fire.
The RX-300 Prescribed Fire Burn Boss course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to prepare, critically evaluate, and implement a prescribed fire plan in accordance with the NWCG Standards for Prescribed Fire Planning and Implementation (PMS 484).
Prepare a prescribed fire plan in accordance with policy and guidelines
Critically review prescribed fire plans and identify the necessary information for prescribed fire implementation
Discuss prescribed fire implementation strategies and identify their application in various scenarios
Evaluate, revise, and defend a prescribed fire plan the safely meets management objectives
The course includes a combination of self-paced pre-work, asynchronous activities, and Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) sessions delivered through the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP) and Zoom. Based on consistent feedback, we are transitioning this course from a single intensive week to a five-week format. Participants will be required to complete live sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays, with the ability to participate in optional office-hours/ workshops on Thursdays. Recorded sessions are required throughout the duration of the course. Students will have deadlines to complete recorded videos and submit assignments.
• 22 hours of pre-course work
• 40 hours of course work, including:
~25 hours of required live sessions (Monday–Friday)
~15 hours of recorded sessions
$800 due upon acceptance into the course. Instructions will be provided regarding payment.
Complete the registration form HERE by February 16, 2026.
Acceptance letters will be emailed no later than February 20, 2026
Ron Guy Jr, Wildland Fire Training Coordinator @ Tall Timbers Research Station
Email: rguy@talltimbers.org
Phone: 970.403.4341
The Student of Fire Initiative at the University of Idaho is offering M-410: Facilitative Instruction online March 23-April 3, 2026.
The Student of Fire Initiative at the University of Idaho is offering RX-310: Introduction to Fire Effects online March 23-April 17, 2026.
The course addresses the roles and responsibilities appropriate to a Task Force/Strike Team Leader operating in concert with a local or state-level AH IMT.
This two and a half day, in-person course provides a foundation for developing and running spatially-explicit wildfire hazard models using the BurnP3+ package for SyncroSim.
Niobrara Valley Preserve (NVP) 2026 Buffalo TREX will take place April 14-24, 2026 in Johnstown, Nebraska.
The Ember Alliance is currently putting together a Wildland Fire Academy with their partners at Front Range Community College (FRCC) that will take place in April 2026 in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Student of Fire Initiative at the University of Idaho is offering S-215: Fire Operations in the Wildland Urban Interface online April 20-May 1, 2026.
The 2026 Blackfoot Valley TREX will be held April 21 -May 1. The event will be based out of Lubrecht Experimental Forest in Greenough, MT 30 miles northeast of Missoula.
The objective of the two-week TREX program in Central Oregon is to facilitate peer-to-peer, experiential learning for prescribed fire professionals and others interested in advancing innovative tools to restore fire-adapted ecosystems.
CGTREX is a two-week training event intended to 1) build prescribed fire skills & knowledge through experiential training and 2) provide a boost to local capacity to accomplish burns across land ownerships in the Columbia Gorge region.
This hands-on workshop gives you the tools, techniques, and confidence to measure what fire actually does to the land over time. Whether you are working in forestry, restoration, prescribed fire, or wildfire risk reduction, understanding long-term fire effects is essential to planning better burns and proving success.
The Student of Fire Initiative at the University of Idaho is offering S-290: Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior online February 17-27, 2026.
The course will run February 9 through February 26, with VILT sessions scheduled for February 25 and 26. The online component will be hosted by Tall Timbers through Canvas.
Nominations are due by February 1.
Subject: S-131 Firefighter Type 1 Date: February 9 – 26, 2026 Location: Online/Virtual
Tall Timbers Research Station, founded in 1958, is a leader in fire science and prescribed fire training. Its research has shaped modern fire management, and it continues to advance regional and national programs with innovative curricula and collaborative approaches to fire management.
This 100% online/virtual version of S-131 Firefighter Type 1 is designed for experienced wildland and prescribed firefighters currently qualified as Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) who are seeking qualification as Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5) under the NWCG Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1).
Identify position responsibilities and demonstrate the ability to apply principles of Operational Leadership found in the Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG), PMS 461
Describe how to incorporate and maintain open lines of communication with appropriate personnel
Identify Look Up, Down and Around indicators, and demonstrate the ability to apply the components of Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones (LCES) as described in the IRPG
Demonstrate the ability to apply tactical decision-making procedures
The course combines self-paced online learning with a live, interactive virtual session.
Online Training: ~9 hours of asynchronous learning to be completed on The Tall Timbers Fire Learning Portal (Canvas) within the two weeks prior to the live session (required).
Virtual Instructor-Led Training: ½ day Zoom session (February 25 and/or 26. 0800 – 1300 PT). Followed by a 20-question exam with a 2-hour time limit (due by February 27, 2359 ET).
$175 due upon acceptance into the course. Instructions will be provided regarding payment.
Complete the registration form Here by February 1, 2026.
Acceptance letters will be emailed no later than February 6, 2026
Ron Guy Jr, Wildland Fire Training Coordinator @ Tall Timbers Research Station
Email: rguy@talltimbers.org
Phone: 970.403.4341
The Tennessee-Kentucky Wildland Fire Academy will take place January 26-February 7, 2026 in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze, plan, and implement strategies to manage smoke from prescribed fire and wildland fire. The curriculum emphasizes smoke management techniques, air quality regulations, health and safety issues, and tools for predicting, modeling, and mitigating smoke impacts on the public and transportation corridors.
The NIPTFC Interagency Burn Plan Workshop will provide an opportunity to improve and refine burn plans and will take place December 2-4, 2025.
Tall Timbers is putting on an S-131: Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) / Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5) course completely online and virtually instructor-led from November 17 – December 4, 2025, with virtual instructor-led training (VILT) days scheduled for December 3 and/or 4, 2025.
The University of Idaho is offering RX-310 (Introduction to Fire Effects) online from November 17 through December 8, 2025.
The University of Idaho is offering S-290 (Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior) online from November 10-21, 2025.
The 2025 Southern Blue Ridge TREX takes place from November 3rd to 16th at the Southern Blue Ridge bordering North and South Carolina.
RX-310: Introduction to Fire Effects is being offered in conjunction with the 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress in New Orleans, LA from December 2 to 6, 2025.
The S-230 Crew Boss (Single Resource) course is a blended training designed to provide wildland fire personnel with the foundational knowledge and skills required to perform the duties of a Crew Boss (CRWB), as outlined in the NWCG Incident Position Standards and Position Task Book (PTB) (PMS 350-98 and PMS 311-98).
L-280 blends two days of classroom-based instruction with a third day of field exercises, where students work in small teams to complete a series of problem-solving scenarios as part of the Field Leadership Assessment Course.
The University of Idaho is offering M-410 (Facilitative Instruction) online from October 27 through November 7, 2025.
The University of Montana Fire Center is sponsoring a Women in Wildland Fire Training at Lubrecht Experimental Forest (near Missoula, Montana) October 23-26, 2025.
The 2025 Canadian Prairie TREX will take place from October 20th to 24th in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Natural Areas Training Academy in Florida is holding an S-130/S-190/L-180 Basic Wildland Firefighter course with online coursework October 16-November 7 with a live field day between November 12 and 20 at one of 6 Florida locations.
The National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center Rx Fire Leadership: Fire Effects Module will take place October 14-23, 2025 in Flagstaff, AZ.
The National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center Rx Fire Leadership Module will take place October 6-22, 2025 in Flagstaff, AZ.
The 2025 Klamath River TREX will take place from October 5th to 17th in Happy Camp, California.
The 2025 Columbia Gorge TREX will take place from September 21st to October 4th in Trout Lake, Washington.
The Cultural Fire Management Council Cultural Burn TREX #2 will take place September 15-22, 2025 in Weitchpec, CA.
The 2025 Maine Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) takes place from September 14th to 26th in Porter, Maine.
This immersive chainsaw workshop is built for women and gender-expansive folks eager to gain land-based skills and confidence with a saw.
The Cultural Fire Management Council Cultural Burn TREX #1 will take place September 1-8, 2025 in Weitchpec, CA.
The Drones for Conservation TREX takes place from August 10th to 16th in Columbus, Arkansas.
Tall Timbers presents the Online/Virtual S-131 Firefighter Type 1 course from May 19th to June 6th, 2025.
This free class (aka Basic 32) covers dynamics of a fire crew, how fire behaves in a wildland environment, wildland fire equipment, and more.
AFE’s journal, Fire Ecology, publishes peer-reviewed articles on all ecological and management aspects relating to wildland fire. Freely access journal articles and get details about submitting a manuscript.
