Washington Prescribed Fire Council

17/12/2025

Mark your calendars for May 11-22! 🔥 Great to see this on the books - stay tuned for applications and more info soon.

The Columbia Gorge Prescribed Fire Training Exchange is coming to southern Washington this spring! Dates: May 11-22, 2026 Location: Klickitat County, WA Application timing: Applications are expected to open in January More info and registration...

26/11/2025

🔥 New research from Fire Ecology shows that prescribed fire can do more than reduce fuels—it can increase biodiversity. A study of temperate dry grasslands found that late-winter controlled burns, especially when some shrubs are left in place, boosted the diversity of spiders and ground beetles, including species of conservation concern. This is a helpful reminder for practitioners that thoughtful use of fire supports healthier, more resilient ecosystems—not just wildfire risk reduction. Read the open-access article here:

Background Temperate dry grasslands host diverse communities of predatory arthropods, yet their biodiversity is increasingly threatened by habitat degradation following the abandonment of traditional land-use practices. In many regions, restoring such practices is unfeasible or economically unsustai...

17/11/2025

Upcoming Panel Discussion – Thursday, November 20
Fueling Collaboration: Flashy Fuels and Resilient Lands – Distinct Prescriptions for Eastern Grasslands
11:00 AM–12:30 PM EST

This session will bring together researchers and fire managers to explore how fire shapes and sustains eastern grasslands—both ancient remnants and reconstructed systems. Discussion topics include:
• Restoring and protecting herbaceous upland ecosystems
• Developing site-specific fire prescriptions for unique plant communities
• Addressing fragmentation, seed sourcing, fire suppression history, and climate impacts
• The value of intergenerational knowledge and regional networks in grassland fire management

Details and Registration: https://www.fuelingcollab.com/episode-6-1

12/11/2025

🔥 Community Learning + Burning Opportunity
Check out this Cascadia PBA event in Partnership with CDLT - a chance for folks of all ages and experience levels to learn together, support good fire on the landscape, and help reduce hazardous fuels through community pile burning. A great way to build skills, connection, and fire-adapted landscapes.

Registration + details here: https://luma.com/af344n7q
Learn more about Cascadia PBA: www.cascadiapba.org

Thinning and burning piles are key steps in reducing hazardous fuel loads in the process of restoring healthy, fire-resilient forests. After completing an 80-acre thinning project on their Mountain Home property near Leavenworth, the Chelan Douglas Land Trust is hosting a community pile burning event to safely dispose of 8 acres of hand piles.

All Ages and Experience Levels Welcome

​***This event is weather dependent... By registering you will get updated information regarding time, date and any last minute logistical changes.***

Registration
https://luma.com/af344n7q

If you would like to participate in the future or learn more about prescribed fire join our mailing list at www.cascadiapba.org

31/10/2025

🔥 Bringing Good Fire Back to the Northwest! 🔥
Last month, fire practitioners, landowners, and community leaders gathered in Glenwood, WA for the first Pacific Northwest Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) Learning Exchange - an inspiring step toward restoring a shared culture of fire stewardship across our landscapes.

From strengthening relationships to building local burn capacity, this event highlighted how PBAs are helping communities safely use prescribed fire for healthier forests and safer communities.

Read the full story from our partners at the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network:
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The Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network shares insights from a recent learning exchange on community-led prescribed fire.

13/10/2025

🔥 Prescribed fire season is here! 🔥
In many parts of Washington, conditions are lining up for safe and effective prescribed burning - and your local Prescribed Burn Associations (PBAs) are gearing up for several upcoming burn opportunities!

Check out the WPFC events calendar to see what’s happening near you THIS WEEK and spread the word:
👉 https://www.waprescribedfire.org/events-1?view=calendar&month=10-2025

PBAs play a key role in educating communities, raising awareness about good fire, and putting beneficial fire on the ground to restore ecosystems, reduce wildfire risk, and strengthen community resilience. Whether you’re interested in observing a burn, lending a hand, or learning to light fire safely, there’s a place for you to get involved!

08/10/2025

It’s been a smoky fall for many Washington communities - a reminder that smoke is part of both wildland and prescribed fire, though the impacts and understanding within communities can differ.

By supporting and planning for prescribed fire, we can help reduce the intensity and scale of future wildfire smoke events.

Tomorrow, October 9th, tune in for an informational webinar on the new Smoke Ready Communities materials - tools designed to help communities prepare for and adapt to smoke.

Reminder to join us October 9th for an informational webinar all about our new Smoke Ready Communities materials!

The links in the image flyer aren't clickable, so head directly to the registration page here to sign up:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/t4ut0nUPRHu7lkJzMQtG1g #/registration

29/09/2025

We are excited to highlight the thoughtful work of Mt. Adams Resource Stewards this fall. Their recent burn shows how timing, learning, and stewardship come together to make prescribed fire effective and safe. 🌲🔥

22/09/2025

🔥 Upcoming Webinar: Smoke Ready Communities 🔥

Join the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network on October 9th for an informational webinar introducing their new Smoke Ready Communities materials!

Understanding and preparing for smoke is an important part of living with fire. While smoke from prescribed fire is often less intense than smoke from large wildfires, education around it is just as important—and helping people differentiate between the two matters for community health and resilience.

Join us October 9th for an informational webinar all about our new Smoke Ready Communities materials!

The links in the image flyer aren't clickable, so head directly to the registration page here to sign up to join us:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/t4ut0nUPRHu7lkJzMQtG1g #/registration

15/09/2025

🔥 Looking for a creative way to introduce the topic of prescribed fire?
The eFire interactive site is a great resource for educators and community members to explore the “why” and “how” of in an engaging, choose-your-own-experience format.

We’re excited to share this tool highlighted by our partners at Southeast Rx Fire — check it out below!

Need to freshen up on your knowledge? Check out eFire, an interactive site that allows you to choose your own eFIRE experience! Become virtually immersed in a prescribed burn, learn why and how burns are conducted, read the provided resources, and/or hear from the multiple types of people who use prescribed fire as a land management tool! 💻🛜

Learn more here:

https://efire.cnr.ncsu.edu/efire/

12/09/2025

🔥 Healthy forests mean safer communities. Check out this new infographic from JFSP on landscape-scale fuel treatments... why they matter, how they work, and the impact they have on wildfire resilience.

In this week’s Friday Flash, JFSP is sharing our new, JFSP-developed infographic covering Landscape-Scale Fuel Treatments. By strategically placing fuel treatments at the landscape scale before the start of fire season, land managers and firefighters can create future opportunities for improved safety, more resilient ecosystems, and effective suppression before wildfires even start.
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