Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program

B.C. communities are taking a closer look at prescribed fire as wildfire seasons grow longer.

In the article below, our Program Director Mathieu Bourbonnais, details how the prescribed fire training we're developing can help broaden prescribed fire capacity beyond provincial wildfire agencies.

Prescribed fire gains renewed attention in B.C. ahead of wildfire season | CBC News As prescribed fire gains new attention ahead of wildfire season, Kimberley, B.C., residents are learning what it looks like close to home while UBC Okanagan develops a national training program expected to launch later this year.

Prescribed fire training in Canada needs to work for a wide range of people and organizations.

CPFTP is being built for:

✓ Wildfire agencies
✓ Fire departments
✓ Land managers
✓ Indigenous Nations and communities
✓ NGOs
✓ Industry
✓ Landowners

If that's you or someone you know, we'd love to connect. Drop a comment, send us a message, or visit rxfire.ca/about to get in touch.

Photo: UBCO/M. Bourbonnais
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La formation en brûlage dirigé au Canada doit répondre aux besoins d'un large éventail de personnes et organisations.

Le PCFBD est conçu pour:

✓ Les agences de lutte contre les incendies forestiers
✓ Les services incendie
✓ Les gestionnaires de territoire
✓ Les membres des première nations et communautés autochtones
✓ Les organisations non gouvernementale
✓ Les acteurs de l'industrie
✓ Les propriétaires fonciers

Si c'est votre cas ou celui de quelqu'un que vous connaissez, nous serions ravis d'entrer en contact. Laissez un commentaire, envoyez-nous un message ou visitez rxfeu.ca/a-propos pour nous joindre.

Canada is a big, beautiful country and prescribed fire looks different in every corner. Our Regional Leads are connecting with wildfire agencies, Indigenous Nations, land managers, and practitioners across the country to ensure training is informed by local ecological conditions while aligning through shared national standards.

Have questions about how CPFTP is shaping up in your region? Drop them in the comments below, or reach out via our website. We'd love to hear from you 🌲 https://rxfire.ca/about/

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Le Canada est un vaste et magnifique pays, et le brûlage dirigé prend des formes différentes dans chaque région.

Nos responsables régionaux collaborent avec les agences de lutte contre les incendies forestiers, les membres des Premières nations et les communautés autochtones, les gestionnaires de territoires et des intervenants de partout au pays afin de s’assurer que la formation est adaptée aux conditions écologiques locales, tout en s’alignant avec des normes nationales communes.

Vous avez des questions sur la façon dont le PCFBD se développe dans votre région? Laissez vos commentaires ci-dessous ou communiquez avec nous via notre site web. Nous serions ravis d’avoir de vos nouvelles. 🌲 https://rxfeu.ca/

The Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program (CPFTP) is deep in Phase 1, building the team, establishing partnerships, and engaging with practitioners and communities from coast to coast to coast.

Fire is a natural ecological process, but it is also complex and carries inherent risk. Using fire deliberately on the landscape requires training grounded in applied experience, scientific understanding, and regional context. So we're taking the time to engage, listen, and learn.

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Photo credit: J. Park

🔥 Re-thinking Fire in Canada 🔥

From an early age, we’re taught to fear fire—but for many of Canada’s ecosystems, fire is essential.

That’s why the new $8M Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program (CPFTP) matters.

Co-developed by the University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus and the Weston Family Foundation, this first-of-its-kind national initiative will strengthen Canada’s national capacity for the safe, effective use of prescribed fire in support of biodiversity, ecological and community resilience.

Over thousands of years, fire has played a critical role in maintaining biodiversity, ecological health, and resilience. However, decades of fire suppression and exclusion have pushed many landscapes out of balance. As vegetation builds up, it acts like kindling—fueling larger, more intense, and harder-to-control wildfires across the country.

By training practitioners across Canada and building a national network of prescribed fire professionals, CPFTP supports:
🌲 Healthier ecosystems
🔥 Reduced wildfire risk
🏘️ Stronger, safer communities

Learn more about how prescribed fire is helping restore balance to our landscapes:
👉 www.rxfire.ca

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