Prescribed burn

Welcome to the DNR Prescribed Burn Web pages. The purpose of these pages is to support DNR personnel in the use and improvement of prescribed fire in the DNR. It is maintained by the DNR Statewide Prescribed Burn Committee. These pages contain key department policies, procedures, forms, and other information staff may need for prescribed burning.

Key DNR documents relating to prescribed burning

• Operational Order 47 - covers official department policies and procedures relating to prescribed fire
• DNR Prescribed Burn Handbook - supplement to Operational Order 47, with specific instructions, forms, examples and tools fire managers can use. Selected materials:
  • Prescribed Burn Handbook Table of Contents
  • Burn Planning
    • DNR Burn Plan format
    • DNR Burn Plan instructions
    • Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating Worksheet
    • Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide
    • Burn Plan and Rating Worksheet Examples
  • Qualifications and Training Requirements for Prescribed Burn Personnel
    • MN Prescribed Burn Qualifications Track
    • DNR Prescribed Burn Position Task Books
    • NWCG Prescribed Burn Qualifications Track
    • NWCG Wildland and Prescribed Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1, June, 2009)

Additional resources

• DNR Wildfire Information Center - Fire weather forecasts, burning restrictions, etc.
• Fire Training Schedules and Information
  • NIFC Annual Refresher required elements
• Fuel Models Orginal 13
• Fuel Models New 40
• Behave Plus - a Windows application to predict wildland fire behavior for fire management purposes
• Fire Safety
  • National Interagency Fire Center Safety webpage
  • Your Fire Shelter
• Minnesota Smoke Management Plan (Updated 12/03/2007)
  • Summary of changes

DNR Prescribed Burn Committees

• DNR Statewide Prescribed Burn Committee
• DNR Regional Prescribed Burn Committees
• DNR Division Prescribed Burn Committees
  • Wildlife
  • Parks
• MNICS Prescribed Fire Working Group

DNR prescribed burn accomplishments