A Step Beyond the Fire

How to Start a Successful Fire Program (even if you're broke!)

Check out this episode to learn the steps you can take to get started with a successful prescribed burning program on your property, even if you don't have much money to begin!   Great Resources for Prescribed Burners: Association of Fire Ecology: https://fireecology.org/subscribe [https://fireecology.org/subscribe] Driptorch Digest: https://sites.cnr.ncsu.edu/southeast-fire-update/driptorch-digest/ [https://sites.cnr.ncsu.edu/southeast-fire-update/driptorch-digest/] Fire Program Funding Opportunities: https://sites.cnr.ncsu.edu/southeast-fire-update/funding-opportunities// [https://sites.cnr.ncsu.edu/southeast-fire-update/funding-opportunities/]  Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network: https://fireadaptednetwork.org/resources/ [https://fireadaptednetwork.org/resources/] Hot-Dry-Windy Index: https://www.hdwindex.org/ [https://www.hdwindex.org/] National Wildfire Coordinating Group Toolbox: https://www.nwcg.gov/wfldp/toolbox [https://www.nwcg.gov/wfldp/toolbox] Natural Areas Training Academy: http://members.naturalareas.org/members/memberinfo/prospect1.php?org_id=AREA [http://members.naturalareas.org/members/memberinfo/prospect1.php?org_id=AREA] North Carolina State University Extension Forestry: https://apps.ces.ncsu.edu/activecampaign/sign-up/4611AF/24/ [https://apps.ces.ncsu.edu/activecampaign/sign-up/4611AF/24/] Rapid Lesson Sharing: https://www.wildfirelessons.net/resources/rapidlessonsharing [https://www.wildfirelessons.net/resources/rapidlessonsharing] Recorded Lectures/Talks from Oregon State University: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/feature-story/lookout-envisioning-futures-wildfire [https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/feature-story/lookout-envisioning-futures-wildfire] Rx Burn Planner: https://rxburnplanner.com/ [https://rxburnplanner.com/] Southern Fire Exchange email list: https://us5.listmanage.com/subscribe?u=18313cd6d252b7c69af8d769e&id=ebf459f071 [https://us5.listmanage.com/subscribe?u=18313cd6d252b7c69af8d769e&id=ebf459f071] Southern Group of State Foresters Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (What’s your risk?): https://southernwildfirerisk.com/Map/Public/#map-themes [https://southernwildfirerisk.com/Map/Public/#map-themes] Tall Timbers email list (Zach Prusak): https://talltimbers.us12.listmanage.com/subscribe?u=4a50b1affbbdbb54a0a019ea7&id=08336fcb26 [https://talltimbers.us12.listmanage.com/subscribe?u=4a50b1affbbdbb54a0a019ea7&id=08336fcb26] The Ember Alliance: https://emberalliance.org/news/ [https://emberalliance.org/news/] UF Calendar: https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/nata/calendar/ [https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/nata/calendar/] Wildfire Today: https://wildfiretoday.com/ [https://wildfiretoday.com/] Wildland Fire Lessons Learned: https://www.wildfirelessons.net/home [https://www.wildfirelessons.net/home] 6 Minutes for Safety: https://www.nwcg.gov/committees/6-Minutes-for-safety [https://www.nwcg.gov/committees/6-Minutes-for-safety]   Fire Equipment Resources Cascade (sometimes BOGO on hardware and good fire shelter prices): https://cascadefire.com/ [https://cascadefire.com/] Darley: https://www.edarley.com/ [https://www.edarley.com/] Grainger (yes they have some useful fire stuff too): https://www.grainger.com/ [https://www.grainger.com/] Forestry Suppliers: https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/index.php [https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/index.php] Fire Hose Direct: https://firehosedirect.com/ [https://firehosedirect.com/] National Fire Fighter Wildland Corp: https://www.nationalfirefighter.com/?utm_source=enewsletter120721&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=homelogo&utm_content=header [https://www.nationalfirefighter.com/?utm_source=enewsletter120721&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=homelogo&utm_content=header] Partzilla: https://www.partzilla.com/ [https://www.partzilla.com/] Supply Cache: https://www.supplycache.com/ [https://www.supplycache.com/] Texas Jeans (Good priced Ripstop Nomex): https://texasjeans.com/collections/wildland-firefighting [https://texasjeans.com/collections/wildland-firefighting] Wildland Warehouse: https://www.wildlandwarehouse.com/ [https://www.wildlandwarehouse.com/] Episode photo courtesy of John McCabe.

Burning the Second Most Populated County in the US

In this episode, Cully interviews John McCabe, the Director of the Department of Resouce Management in the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Illinois.   Want to learn how John and his team are able to consistently burn in a County that is home to over 5 million people, including the City of Chicago?  Check this episode out!  Dont forget to check out this webinar series we mentioned in the episode: https://www.uwsp.edu/wfc/wisconsin-forestry-center/workshops-trainings/prescribed-fire-webinar-series/

A Solution to the Growing Wildfire Problem

In this episode, Cully meets up with Ben Cossel, the Public Affairs Officer for the Stanislaus National Forest in Sonora, CA.  Ben shares the latest on the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Implementation Plan, and how the framework of the plan is taking big steps in solving the century-old problem of destructive wildfires in our Western landscapes.   Check out the latest work on the Stanislaus National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/stanislaus/home/?cid=fseprd1150074 [https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/stanislaus/home/?cid=fseprd1150074] For some of Ben's great fire photos, check this link out also: https://www.flickr.com/photos/194987360@N03/albums/72177720317061556/ [https://www.flickr.com/photos/194987360@N03/albums/72177720317061556/]

Wolves and Fire: Nature's Unlikely Pair

Cully has an in-depth conversation with Jon Trapp, an Air Force Veteran turned wolf biologist and Fire Behavior Analyst.  Jon recounts his experiences studying wolves in the American West, and how a life in the wildlife research field led him into a career in wildland fire.  As Jon shares stories from the field, it becomes clear that there are two unique things that have a profound effect upon the land he calls home: wolves and fire.

A Lesson From Two Leaders

Steve meets up with his longtime friend Rick Dolan, the current statewide Director of the Florida Forest Service.  Rick and Steve discuss leadership amidst their experiences in the challenging scenarios of wildfires, hurricanes and other types of natural disasters.