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Quarterly MPFC Council Meeting

The Michigan Prescribed Fire Council meets quarterly to discuss current initiatives happening around Michigan in the fire community and to collaborate on efforts related to public education, fire trainings, etc. All are welcomed to attend our quarterly meetings. If you wish to join as a member, membership is free and you can learn more about the expectations of members HERE.

Hybrid online Teams and in-person

(sign up for email list and watch for emails from info@firecouncil.org via MailChimp for meeting link, check your spam/junk)

2025 Quarterly Meeting Schedule

2nd Wednesdays 11am-1pm Hybrid

March 12 - (SW MI) Grand Valley State University

June 11 - (SE MI) Indian Spring MetroPark

Sept 10 - (Upper Peninsula) TBD

Dec 10 - (N Lower) Hartwick Pines

Earlier Event: March 10
Tall Timbers Virtual RX-300 Prescribed Fire Burn Boss
Later Event: April 12
Learn and Burn Public Fire Demonstration (LCWM)

SUBMIT EVENT OR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

"An interagency firefighting team aided by a fire drone conducted a highly successful prescribed burn in central Wisconsin on Department of Defense land, April 11. ...Traditionally, there are two main methods for prescribed burns, hand ignition
The FIRST NE-MW Regional Prescribed Fire Science and Management Workshop will be held in Madison, Wisconsin at The Madison Concourse hotel on August 29 – 31, 2023. Sponsored by the Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC), a regional org
"The Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC), established in April 2002 by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to provide an intergovernmental committee to support the implementation and coordination of Federal Fire Management Policy
"Tribal officials from three Chippewa Bands signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Forest Service this week to provide for co-stewardship and protection of “treaty-reserved rights under the 1854 Treaty” across the m
Large burn sites in forested areas are ideal for morel mushroom hunting, especially in burned areas where jack, white or red pine once grew. Grassy and other non forest areas are not as likely to produce morels. The MI DNR have put together a map of