NIPFTC Interagency Burn Plan Workshop - December 2-4, 2025
Summary
This workshop will provide an opportunity to improve and refine burn plans. Through content delivery, practical exercise, small group activity; participants will write new or edit existing burn plans building on principles discussed. This will provide continuing education on burn plan preparation to improve collective understanding of prescribed fire plans, regardless of agency. Participants should be prepared to bring computers and burn plans for review and collaborative work. Participants will receive credit for RT-300 or continuing education credits
Intended Audience
All are welcome
NGO, state, tribal, private, municipal,
NWCG qualifications are NOT a pre-requisite for this workshop – all are welcome
Burn Boss trainees
Newly qualified Burn Bosses
Burn plan writers
Line officers (Agency Administrators)
Fire Managers, Fuels Technicians, Fuels Specialists, and Fire Management Officers, etc.
The overall intent of this workshop is to improve focus on recognizing and preparing quality burn plans. This will improve our collective ability to reduce risk to administrators and fire managers.
Timeline
Outreach and application: September 1st – October 15th by close of business.
Selection: Notifications by October 28th
Workshop dates: December 2-4th, 2025
Where
Multi-hub synchronous delivery with in-person gatherings at each Hub:
California: Monterey, CA
Intermountain area: Boise, ID
Northwest: Redmond, OR
Southwest: Tucson, AZ
Southern Area: Tallahassee, FL
Rocky Mountain area: Fort Collins, CO
Eastern area: Marquette, MI
Outline
Sample DRAFT agenda items (subject to change)
Intent, Review of Best Management Practices, Lessons Learned.
Review of Complexity Analysis & Risk Management
Agency Administrator communication and relationships
Holding Plan, Contingency Plans, Wildfire Declaration
Objectives, Prescription, fire behavior modeling (including Behave and IFTDSS)
Ignition plans, including Aviation: Mission Aviation Safety Plan, Drone aerial ignition planning
Safety & Medical Plan,
Monitoring, Smoke Management
Not all burn plan elements will be covered, though time will allow for flexibility to address in small groups or one-on-one throughout the week.
How to Apply
Please submit a nomination via the Learning Portal (link below), you will need to create a profile if you do not already have one.
https://www.wildlandfirelearningportal.net/course/view.php?id=4116
This process should take less than 5 minutes.
For questions, please email Phillip.graeve@usda.gov
Nominations will be approved no later than October 28th
