National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center

What is the Prescribed Fire Training Center?

The Prescribed Fire Training Center (PFTC) is a unique program blending maximum field prescribed burning experience with a flexible curriculum of classroom instruction on foundational topics for prescribed fire practitioners. Participants will have the opportunity to complete portions of their National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) approved prescribed fire task books under the guidance of invited training specialists.

FY2017 20-Day Sessions

January 8, 2017 to January 27, 2017
February 5, 2017 to February 24, 2017
March 12, 2017 to April 1, 2017
April 16, 2017 to May 5, 2017
June 4, 2017 to June 23, 2017
FY2017 Workshops

Agency Administrators Workshop
November 3 – November 8, 2016

The staff at the National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center is made up of, and supported by the following interagency partners:

PFTC Staff
Title Name Agency Work # Cell #
Director Mike Dueitt FWS 850.523.8633 850.228.0320
Admin. Specialist Carolyn Detwiler FS 850.523.8634 850.766.1693
Fire Training Specialist Greg Seamon TTRS 850.523.8631 850.556.8613

The following agencies make up the PFTC Interagency Partnership:

  • The USDA Forest Service
  • USDI Fish and Wildlife Service
  • USDI Bureau of Land Management
  • USDI National Park Service
  • USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Florida Forest Service
  • Tall Timbers Research Station (TTRS)
  • Department of Defense

The Prescribed Fire Training Center is sanctioned by the NWCG (National Wildfire Coordinating Group).

The National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center is wholly responsible for the content of this site. We gratefully acknowledge the Fish and Wildlife Service for hosting our site.


Last Updated: June 22, 2016