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Prescribed Burn Alliance of Texas
Academy for Ranch Management

   Upcoming Training Opportunities

 
 
Online PRESCRIBED BURN TRAINING (24 hour classroom curriculum):  


Texas A&M AgriLife offers six (6) Continuing Fire Training credits, when you complete the Burn school

This online training course is offered by Texas A&M AgriLife and provides an emphasis on fire behavior, how to employ the correct firing technique,and equipment & safety. After successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to schedule your official exam and field component to apply to become a Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager (CIPBM) from TDA.


https://agrilifelearn.tamu.edu/s/product/prescribed-burn-school/01t4x000002ciQyAAI

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Texas A&M AgriLife offers two (2) Continuing Fire Training credits focused on laws and regulations and smoke management, when you complete the online class below: 

This course provides a total of 2 CFT's toward the 6 CFT requirement to renew your license. The course covers laws and regulations, gives an overview of brush pile burning procedures, and describes several tools used to effectively manage smoke from a burn pile. 


https://agrilifelearn.tamu.edu/s/product/continuing-fire-training/01t4x000002dGL0AAM.  


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Upcoming Classes:

 

Prescribed Fire Field Day and TDA (Texas Department of Agriculture) CIPBM (Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager) Exam

When:   August 1, 2023

Time: 8am - 5pm (Lunch Provided)

Where:  Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center 

7887 US HWY 87 N San Angelo, Texas

Open to anyone who wants to learn more about prescribed fire! 

  • Hands on Prescribed Fire Field Day, weather permitting 
  • CIPBM exam offered after the burn (optional)
  • 6 Continuing Fire Training credits for current CIPBMs (including Laws and Regulations, and Smoke Management)
  • Class fee: $100 
  • Contact: casey.matzke@ag.tamu.edu 
 
In additon, participants will experience a prescribed fire, write a burn plan and review the TDA CIPBM application process. 

Register Here

 

 

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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES: 

Training Tuition Grants available to qualifying VFD members through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program (HD 2604). Program will cover up to %100 of the actual cost of tuition for a VFD member to attend a Texas Department of Agriculture Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager training course, not to exceed $129 per day and $645 per trainee.

 

Contact:  

Texas A&M Forest Service

Attn: RVFDAP 200 Technology Way, Suite 1162 College Station, TX 77845 

Phone (979) 458-6505

Email: 2604@tfs.tamu.edu

Texas A&M Forest Service grants available to qualifying landowners and properties for prescribed burns conducted by Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Managers.

 https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/cppgrant/

Find out if you are eligible for cost share assistance for prescribed burning from various organizations like NRCS, TPWD, TAMFS, USFWS, and various NGOs in Texas by visiting the Texas A&M Forest Service- Funding Connector App.

https://texasforestinfo.tamu.edu/fundingconnector/