This site hosts information OSU recommends as resources for Oregon Certified Burn Managers. OSU’s curriculum for the CBM program is new – expect the site to evolve as our instructors refine our CBM training materials.
Materials from the Oregon Department of Forestry CBM Instructor Guide
- CBM roles and responsibilities
- Burn plan example – pile
- Burn plan example – broadcast/understory
- Responsibility transfer form
Burn Plan Templates
CBM Student Workbook
OSU CBM Course Handouts (by subject)
Why and Types
Legal Basis and Requirements
Fire Behavior and Fuel Moisture
- Fire behavior terms to know
- Timelag table
- Live fuel moisture content
- Adjusting 20-foot windspeeds to midflame
- Wind Adjustment Tool (20′ to eye level / midflame)
- Relative humidity and dew point lookup tables (elevation adjusted)
- Calculating fine dead fuel moisture and probability of ignition
- Fine dead fuel moisture tables
- Probability of ignition table
- Weather reporting protocol
- Windy.com (website for wind forecasts)
- Spot Weather Forecast Request
- Wildland Fire Assessment System (NFDRS information and maps)
Weather Resources
- National Weather Service Home
- Forecast Local allows you to enter zip code or click location on map. 7-day and hourly forecasts are particularly useful for identifying potential burn days.
- Past Weather allows you to look at conditions (including temp, RH, and rainfall) to anticipate burn unit fuel moisture conditions.
Control Line Options
Fuel Load Estimation
- Simple fuel load estimation, tally sheet
- Simple fuel load estimation, instructions
- Fuel size gauge (make your own)
Fire Effects and Monitoring
Smoke Policies and Mitigation
- Smoke policies and practices PPT
- ODF Smoke Management Website
- Smoke management guide (NWCG PMS420-3)
- Forestland burning guide
- Smoke management forecast zones map
- Smoke management forecast example
- SSRA, haze, and regulation levels map
- Smoke registration form, page 1
- Smoke registration form, page 2
- Smoke registration form, page 3 (report)
Developing and Reviewing Prescriptions
- Developing prescriptions PPT
- Fire behavior quick reference
- Scott and Burgan fuel models
- Fuel model photo guide (Ashland area)
- Line production tables (NWCG)
- Contingency plan and wildfire declaration PPT
Organization and Coordination
Medical
Complexity
Prescribed Fire Basics publication series from OSU Extension Service
Introductory-level information to increase understanding of the importance and mechanics of prescribed burns. Intended for anyone looking to better understand the benefits of prescribed fires and how they are conducted.
- Why we burn
- The ecological effects of fire
- Fire behavior
- Smoke management
- Planning a prescribed burn
- Managing a prescribed burn
- Fire weather
- Fuels
- Ignition techniques and tools
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Safety
