In lieu of a standalone website for the LA PBA (coming soon), here is some information and resources related to getting involved in the world of prescribed fire.
About:
The Los Angeles Prescribed Burn Association is in the early stages of formation. Modeled after Prescribed Burn Associations around the country, the goal of the LAPBA is to be a resource for getting prescribed fire on the ground in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas, and to build local capacity and community for conducting prescribed burns. Read about PBAs here, and connect with other PBAs in California here.
Please email losangelespba+subscribe@groups.io to sign up for the mailing list and be notified of future trainings, events, and meetings. Email losangelespba (at) gmail (dot) com for any questions you might have. You can also find us on Instagram @losangelespba.
Training Opportunities:
For information on Firefighter Type II (FFT2) certification, please see our document here.
Transition Habitat Conservancy, LA PBA and The Watershed Research and Training Center are offering a Good Fire Field Day & Tactical Training in LA County from April 7-9, 2026. Applications close March 20, 2026.
Find out about upcoming training exchanges (TREXs) here.
Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance (TERA) has trainings available. More info here and application is here.
All Hands Ecology (formerly Fire Forward at Audubon Canyon Ranch) has trainings available through 2026 and 2027. More info here.
Most other Prescribed Burn Associations (PBAs) in California are listed here - email any you're interested in to get on their mailing lists to be notified of trainings and burns coming up!
Swanton Pacific Ranch’s Fuels and Vegetation Education Program has a great backlog of webinars available here.
Educational Material:
Books:
Tending the Wild by M. Kat Anderson
Forgotten Fires by Omer Stewart
Prescribed Burning by Harold Biswell
Podcasts:
Good Fire with Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff
Life with Fire by Amanda Monthei
(Both can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, online, etc.)
Viewing:
Tending the Wild (PBS series)
MAATHAAW: The Fire Within Us
The Fire Poppy
Giving Fire Back To The Forests
Pepperwood: Rising from the Ashes