
Prescribed fire notificaitons
By law, you are required to notify Texas A&M Forest Service prior to conducting any prescribed burning for forest management purposes.
Steps for prescribed burners
By following three key steps, land managers can ensure a successful burn while minimizing risks. These steps provide a structured approach to conducting a prescribed burn with safety and efficiency as top priorities.
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Write a detailed prescribed burn plan, outlining objectives, strategies, and safety precautions.
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Assess conditions to determine if the burn can proceed safely.
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Share your burn activities and treatments to the Texas Prescribed Burn Reporting System.
Resources
Certified prescribed burn manager course
We and our partners hold an annual Prescribed Burn Manager Training each spring. This course is open to the public, and those who complete it will meet the education requirements for becoming a Texas Department of Agriculture Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager.

Tools
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Fire weather
- NOAA Fire weather (external link)
- Ion/velocity (external link)
- Fire Weather Dashboard with 1-9 day forecasts of Rx Fire variables at a specified location (external link)
- Fire Weather IntelligencePortal (NCSU)- Map display of any past, current, or forecasted fire weather variable (external link)
- NWS National DigitalForecast Database- Map of 1 to 5 day forecasted Rh, wind, temperature, etc. (external link)
- Fuel moisture (external link)
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Wildland fire management and ecology
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Environmental and air quality monitoring
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Smoke modeling
- SERPAS Prescribed fire smoke management pocket guide (external link)
- Landfire (external link)
- VSMOKE Model from the Georgia Forestry Commission (external link)
- HYSPLIT Smoke Trajectory Model (external link)
- Simple Smoke Screening Tool – Provided by Florida Forest Service to project smoke impacts (external link)
- Smoke Screening Tool – Mississippi Forestry Commission (external link)
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Climate and weather resources