Please register for free here: Conduct a Burn Tickets, Sat, Dec 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite

Come burn with us!

Join us for a 6-hour workshop discussing the steps to take in order to successfully conduct a Prescribed Burn. Workshop will be led by NCRCD Prescribed Fire Education Manager Haley Coopergard and Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman, certified California Burn Boss, retired US Forest Service wildland and prescribed fire scientist and practitioner.

 

• Time: 9 AM – 3PM
• Location: 17201 Sages Road, Nevada City, CA
• Salmon Mine-East Sages Firewise Community:
• Cost: Free
• Description: Visit a prepped burn unit or an actual prescribed burn in progress to learn what do before, during, and after a burn. Before: setting up water, getting the help you need, gathering permits, setting up logistics for volunteers and notifying neighbors. During: giving a briefing, test burn, the different roles people play on a prescribed burn, smoke management, and the firing process. We will also discuss the steps taken after a prescribed burn is complete including mop-up, monitoring, evaluation, and maintenance.

Please Bring:

• Water, snacks
• Your favorite tool (rake, McLeod, loppers). We will have tools to borrow too.
• Work gloves. Long pants, long-sleeved shirt, sturdy shoes, and rain gear if it might rain lightly
• Whatever you may need for a 6 hour class