Prescribed Fire Training

Join the Sandhills Task Force and Partners to learn how to implement prescribed fire on your property.

Apr 04, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT

McPherson County, NE, USA

Experienced prescribed fire practitioners will mentor participants on implementing prescribed fire, from lighting the match to mopping up.

Skills to be covered:

• Ignition devices and patterns
• Wet lining and other holding techniques
• How to communicate effectively using radios
• What to expect before, during, and after a burn
• Understanding and reading the fire environment

Please come prepared to work with live fire. This includes natural fiber long sleeves, pants, leather gloves, close-toed leather shoes, and a hat. (Fire-resistant (nomex) shirts will be available if needed/wanted). No previous fire experience is required.

Training time is approximate and may change based on weather conditions. You will be kept informed of any changes. When registering, please indicate your preferred communication method. Attendance is free. Water and a meal will be provided.

A backup weather date has been set for May 2, 2025.

Questions can be directed to Ashley Garrelts @ 307-351-0935 or ashley@sandhillstaskforce.org.

Prescribed Burn Meeting

An informational Prescribed Burn Association meeting has been scheduled for April 3, 2025, at 6:30 pm at the Stapleton Community Center in Stapleton, NE.

Everyone is welcome to attend to gauge if there is enough interest in forming a prescribed burn association. A meal will be served.

For more information contact Jason Trimble at 308-650-1003.

The Sandhills Task Force is dedicated to helping ranchers further their conservation goals to ensure the bright future of the Nebraska Sandhills! Present and future generations benefit from the conservation practices applied to the landscape and from the information shared at formal Sandhills Task Force outreach events, meetings, tours, and informal conversations.

Your gift helps us ensure we can keep helping the treasured Sandhills landscape and the people who tend to it.

Please explore our website to learn how your donation will ensure that one of the last remaining intact grasslands in the world continues to provide for those who work there and enjoy everything it offers. Learn more about our work here.

Sandhills Task Force

PO Box 482

Broken Bow, NE 68822

308-214-0065