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Our Mission:
Making the use of prescribed fire in Wisconsin safer and more accepted for all practitioners.
Click here to learn about membership in the Council
Officers:
Chair: Jim Elleson, Quercus Land Stewardship Services
Vice Chair: Dennis Presser
Secretary: Jaye Maxfield, Driftless Land Stewardship
Committees:
Education and Outreach
Chair: currently vacant
The education and outreach committee
develops and provides informational
materials useful for prescribed
fire. To date, the committee has
produced hangers to be placed on
doors of neighbors in a prescribed
burn area notifying them of an
upcoming prescribed fire. In addition,
supplemental fact sheets regarding fire
in wetlands, tall grass prairie, restored
prairie, oak savanna and oak woodland
are provided.
More about what Education and Outreach is doing...
Government Relations
Chair: Gary
The government relations
committee is developing language for
legislation that would establish the “Right
to Burn.” This legislation will: 1) establish
an exemption from liability for civil action
regarding damage or injury from smoke
2) establish a “Certified Burn” program and
3) establish the right to conduct prescribed
burns.
More about Government Relations...
Implementation and Standards
Chair: currently vacant
The implementation and standards committee has developed several documents important for consistency in fire application across Wisconsin. These include:
- Participation classification (Download: Word or PDF)
- Safety equipment requirements (Download: Word or PDF)
- Burn plan elements (Download: Word or PDF)
- Burn plan form (Download: Word or PDF)
- Go-No Go check list (Download: Word or PDF)
More about Implementation and Standards...
Liability
Chair: Rich Henderson, The Prairie Enthusiasts
The liability committee strives to find affordable insurance for not-for-profit organizations and businesses. Recently, we worked with a private firm to develop an actuarial analysis (determined risk) for prescribed fire that will help insurance companies develop policies based on historical claim data. In the past, there has been a reluctance on the part of insurance companies to cover prescribed fire practitioners due to a lack of data.
Training
Chair: Hannah Spaul, The Nature Conservancy
The Fire Council training committee
meets regularly to coordinate and
disseminate training to a wide variety of
audiences. We provide updated links to
training available throughout the nation
with a focus on Wisconsin and the Upper
Midwest. The Council periodically sponsors
training courses and workshops for its
members. These opportunities will meet one
or both of our two standards:
- National Wildfire Coordinating Group
- WI Prescribed Fire Council Standards
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