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 topics of interest to 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.

FY2012 21-Day Sessions

January 8, 2012 to January 27, 2012
February 5, 2012 to February 24, 2012
March 4, 2012 to March 23, 2012
FY2012 Workshops

Agency Administrators Workshop
November 13 – 19, 2011
Resource Specialists Workshop
December 4 – 9, 2011

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
Fire Operations Specialist Miranda Stuart NPS 850.523.8637 850.728.8200
Fire Training Specialist Greg Seamon TNC 850.523.8631 850.556.8613
Admin. Specialist Carolyn Detwiler FS 850.523.8634 850.766.1693

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 Division of Forestry
  • The Nature Conservancy

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

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


Last Updated: October 28, 2011 | Contact: Fire Management Web Team