Website: https://sites.google.com/ncsu.edu/trianglepba/home
Sign up for Listserv: https://forms.gle/icKfus8bxWnQx1pC8
Link for NC Forest Service, How to become a burn boss: https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/nc-forest-service/fire-control-and-prevention/how-become-north-carolina-certified-burner
Class fills up fast and opens March 1st online.All 2026 Certified Burner classes will be delivered through a combination of virtual classroom sessions and in-person group field activities. Topics to be covered include North Carolina’s Prescribed Burn Act, weather, fuels, topography, fire danger rating, managing smoke, firing techniques and burn plans. Participants will need suitable hardware for virtual learning environments, i.e., laptop or tablet, microphone, as well as reliable high-speed internet. A $25 fee will be collected before the course begins.
May 11-13 (registration open March 1 until full)
Oct. 12-14 (registration open August 1 until full)