Join us at the 2024 Canadian Prairies TREX from October 21-25, 2024, to learn about and gain hands-on experience with prescribed fire. The training and prescribed fire exercises will take place at various sites throughout the Saskatoon region in Saskatchewan.
This program is designed to bring together a diverse group of fire practitioners, including land managers, volunteer fire departments, university students, municipal, provincial, and federal firefighters, as well as natural resource managers, scientists, and researchers.
The training is organized as an incident, using the Incident Command System. Participants will serve in trainee firefighting positions on a burn team and will assist with preparing, scouting, briefing, igniting, holding, mop-up, and patrol on numerous prescribed fires in the area, as the weather allows. We will also complete pre- and post-fire monitoring, train with various equipment, practice fireline leadership skills, and learn about local fire ecology and management.
There is no registration fee associated with this TREX. This program is funded by a grant by the Weston Family Foundation. Participants are responsible for the costs of traveling to and from the event, certain meals, as well as accommodations. Lunches are provided. More information to follow.
Applications are due September 9, 2024. ~45 participants will be selected, other will be put on a waitlist. Apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSdSSz32idX5NWZWBN0fNiQxxSByeyFYi1DiAO-vnPWxxCuw/viewform
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