Prescribed Fire

Prescribed fire is an important management tool in select northeastern United States habitats. Accurate and effective prescription parameters are nece...

Prescribed fire is used for public safety (firefighter training and fuels reduction), agriculture, enhancing biodiversity, and forest and wildlife man...

Prescribed fire is used in New Hampshire to meet a range of management objectives relating to public safety, forest-based recreation, wildlife managem...

A list of prescribed fire resources including training and standards, best management practices and standard operating procedures, smoke management, m...

Council meetings are held 2-3 times per year typically at the headquarters of the White Mountain National Forest in Campton or the headquarters of the...

The Council is comprised of various agencies and organizations who have an interest in using prescribed fire to help further their missions.

Publications related to prescribed fire statistics, planning for prescribed burning, recommended standards, and crew training task books.

New Hampshire has a few Prescribed Fire Council Working Groups: The Standard Operating Procedures Working Group, the Training Certification and Standa...

A symposium, Using Fire to Control Invasive Plants: What’s New, What Works in the Northeast?, was held on January 24, 2003. Researchers and fire manag...