| This class is also appropriate for landowners wishing to learn more details about how prescribed burns are conducted. Bring your own sack lunch. The class will be indoors and consist of PowerPoint lectures and video. The library opens 10 AM on Saturday, but class starts 9 AM, so please enter at the East Door.
Main topics addressed:
- Why we burn
- Fire behavior – fuels, weather, topography
- Ignition techniques
- Suppression techniques
- Safety on the fire line
- Crew roles & next steps
A separate field training is being planned later in the fall at TPE’s Mounds View Grassland, 8624 Reilly Rd, south of Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.
Questions? Contact: sfulton@theprairieenthusiasts.org or 608-345-8297. |
