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Course Objective and Description
Ohio Certified Prescribed Fire Manager Training course is designed to meet the training requirements to become certified as a prescribed fire manager by the Ohio Division of Forestry. This course is designed to instruct prospective prescribed fire managers about basic fire ecology, prescribed fire planning, firing methods, smoke management, burn management, contingency planning, fire behavior predictions, and burn plan development.

Target Group
This course designed for individuals that will be working a burn bosses on prescribed fires in Ohio. This course is required for those planning on becoming Certified Prescribed Fire Managers in Ohio.

Prerequisites
Direct experience on a minimum of ten wildland fires/prescribed burns
Or
Direct experience on a minimum of three wildland fires/prescribed burns and successful completion of the National Wildland Fire Coordinating Group course S-130 Firefighter Training and S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior.

Time
Approximately 30 hours

Date:
TBA

Location
USDA Forest Service, Northeast Research Station
359 Main Road
Delaware, Ohio 43015

Class Size
30 students maximum

Cost
Approximately $70.00 (Do not pay until formally accepted into the course)

Registration
Fill out trainee profile and return to:

Mike Bailey, Fire Training Coordinator
Ohio Division of Forestry
Ohio Fire Academy
8895 E. Main Street
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
Phone (614) 752-7177

Trainee Profile Due Date
TBA