
2025 Prescribed Fire Training Florien, LA – Florien, LA
Don’t miss this upcoming event in Florien, LA. Happening on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Louisiana Ecological Forestry Center at Hodges Gardens. Doors open at 8:00 AM.
Three days of classes and training sessions toward certification as a prescribed fire manager.
An optional recertification training will be available for persons already holding certification on afternoon of the last day.
AGENDA
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
9 am – Registration
9:30 am – Classroom Morning Session will cover the basics of prescribed fire, its applications, and behavior.
Noon – Lunch
1 pm – Classroom Afternoon Session will cover wildlife impacts and creating a prescription for a burn.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
9 am – Meet in Classroom to review prescribed fire plan followed by travel to burn area to begin prescribed burn (weather permitting).
Lunch to follow burn exercise
After Lunch – review of burn
Friday, February 28, 2025
9 am – Classroom review and exam. Participants will review the previous day’s prescribed burn and the course curriculum. An exam will be administered at the end of the workshop.
1 pm – Prescribed Burner Recertification Training (Forestland) (90 minutes)
Intended for those who need only the recertification training in order to renew their current status with LDAF.