National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center
3250 Capital Circle S.W. | Tallahassee, Florida 32310 | Voice: 850.523.8630 | Fax: 850.523.8640
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Celebrating 10 Years
of Excellence
In Prescribed Fire
1998 - 2008
What's Burning @ PFTC?
Expand your knowledge and build confidence in the application of Rx Fire.
PFTC has a new Fire Training Specialist: Greg Seamon
PFTC has a new Director: Jim Durrwachter
Why does PFTC continue to be successful?
Check out our Photo Galleries to see why!
Session Accomplishments FY08
Statistical Information for sessions
Accomplishments
- 98 attendees participated during the January - April sessions
- 13 individuals participated in FY07 October Agency Administrator Workshop
- Cooperators hosting NIPFTC were 33 (representing 10 agencies/organizations)
- Participated in 178 burns and safety sessions
- Burned 66,245 acres, 14,551 acres treated in Wildland Urban Interface
- 392 training assignments received, working on 9 different types of task books
Task Book Assignments |
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|---|---|---|
Task Book |
No. of Assignments |
No. of Individuals |
| RXB2 | 121 |
34 |
| RXB3 | 9 |
6 |
| RXI2 | 2 |
1 |
| FIRB | 145 |
47 |
| ENGB | 47 |
21 |
| FEMO | 43 |
19 |
| FOBS | 7 |
3 |
| FFT1 | 17 |
6 |
| FALB | 1 |
1 |
Without the support and dedication for the following Field Coordinators, the PFTC would not be the “Center of Excellence” it has grown to become.
| Session One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Agency | Station |
| Brooks Baker | Forest Service | Kaibab NF, North Kaibab RD |
| Jeff Dimke | Forest Service | Rouge River Siskiyou NF, High Cascades RD |
| Keith Halloran | Forest Service | Coconino NF, Mogollon Rim RD |
| Mike McDonnell | Forest Service | Payette NF, McCall RD |
| Terry Tilford | Bureau of Land Management | Moab Field Office |
| Jeff Welsh | Forest Service | San Juan NF, Supervisor's Office |
| Session Two | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Agency | Station |
| Brooks Baker | Forest Service | Kaibab NF, North Kaibab RD |
| Jack Benzilio | Forest Service | San Juan NF, Supervisor's Office |
| Gary Bishop | Forest Service | Caribou-Targee NF, Westside RD |
| Joe Flores | Fish & Wildlife Service | Browns Park NWR |
| John Lyons | Bureau of Land Management | BLM Alaska Fire Service |
| Victor Morfin | Forest Service | Kaibab NF, Williams RD |
| Session Three | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Agency | Station |
| Paul Klasner | Forest Service | Payette NF, Krassel RD |
| Mark Musitano | National Park Service | Yukon-Charley NP |
| Greg Zoppetti | Fish & Wildlife Service | Klamath Basin NWR Complex |
| Daron Reynolds | Forest Service | Manti-LaSal NF |
| Session Four | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Agency | Station |
| Mike Noel | Forest Service | Lewis & Clark NF, Hotshots |
The Prescribed Fire Training Center would like to extend a special thanks to Brooks Baker, (Kaibab NF, North Kaibab RD), and Greg Zoppetti (Klamath Basin NWR Complex), for filling last minute Field Coordinator drops in the Sessions Two and Three. A special thanks goes to Hunter Wistrand (retired FS), and Joe Ferguson (retired FS) who served as operations specialists for February and March. Both individuals kept most modules believing that "Every Day is a Burn Day"!
Last Updated: January 08, 2008 | Page contents maintained by Fire Management. Contact: Fire Management Web Team