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FFS Update – Fall 2015CentralFlorida Prescribed Fire Council , September 25, 2015
John Saddler
Prescribed Fire Manager
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FFS Update
• Banner Year for Burning• Rx Fire Summit at Tall Timbers• Certified Prescribed Burn Manager Training• Burner Review
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Banner Year for Burning
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Authorized Prescribed Burn Acres By F/Y
(Million Acres)
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State Forest Rx Burning
• Burned 246,104 acres of FFS land F/Y 14-15– Most acres ever in 1 year
• Burned 23.04% of total managed land– Higher in 82/83, 83/84, and 91/92– Only between 300,000-400,000 acres in those years
• 94.58% of statewide planning goal– 260,208 acres planned
• 23/37 forests > 75% planning goal• 12/37 forests > 100% planning goal• 21/37 forests within or beyond expected range
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Rx Fire Communication Summit
• 65+ participants from across the SE• http://www.ncsu-feop.org
/RxFire/communications/• Or, search “Putting Fire to Work on
Working Forests”• Once there go to “Resources” link
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Rx Fire Communication Summit
Products• BMPs for Communication• List of Insurance providers• Website with links to great resources
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Certified Prescribed Burn Mgr. Training
• No longer offering 40- hour course
• 24-Hour (3 or 4 – day) classroom courses
• Distance Learning (online course)
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2015-16 CPBMT Courses
• Tallahassee: October 13-15, 2015• Jacksonville: November 4-6, 2015• Marianna: November 17-19, 2015• Brooksville: January 19-22, 2016• West Palm Beach: January 25-28, 2016• Apopka: February 22-25, 2016• Bradenton: March 15-17, 2016
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Burner Review
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Check Your Status
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Burner Status Letters
• Mailed at the end of January– Green = Status good beyond end of year– Yellow = Status will expire at end of year
• Keep your contact information current– Used to send cards
• Let the Duty Officer know that you are doing a certified burn– WebOBA system requires this
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Burn Participation Log
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Things to Remember
• Your prescription is a legal document– Make sure information is complete– Make sure information is correct– Signature with date– Add authorization number– Take it to the burn– Keep it in your files for future use– Tell us you are doing a certified burn
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Additional Items
• Prescribed Fire Awareness Week– Fourth Sunday in January• Week of January 24, 2015
• New Telephone Numbers– By the end of the year
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Other Meetings
• North Florida Prescribed Fire Council– Tallahassee: October 20,2015
• South Florida Fire Management Council– Brighton: November 5, 2016