Forms & documents

DNR Prescribed Burn Handbook information and documents

• DNR Prescribed Burn Handbook (updated 4/8/10 )
  • Operational Order 47 (updated 3/30/10 )- covers official department policies and procedures relating to prescribed fire
  • Burn Planning
    • DNR Burn Plan instructions (updated 4/8/10 )
    • Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide
  • Qualifications and Training Requirements for Prescribed Burn Personnel
    • MN Prescribed Burn Qualifications Track (updated 4/8/10 )
    • NWCG Prescribed Burn Qualifications Track (updated 4/8/10 )
    • NWCG Wildland and Prescribed Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1, October 2012)

Other materials

• Personal Protective Equipment Guide
• Minnesota's Native Plant Communities

Blank forms from DNR Prescribed Burn Handbook

• MN DNR Prescribed Unit Plan (updated 4/8/10 )
• Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide Worksheet (updated 4/8/10 )
• SafeCom (updated 4/8/10 )
• NA- 1973 Grant of Permission to Burn Lands Not Administered by the Department of Natural Resources (updated 4/8/10 )
• MN DNR Annual Prescribed Burn Accomplishment Report (updated 4/8/10 )
• Resource Order (updated 4/8/10 )
• MNICS Daily Prescribed Burn Notice (updated 4/8/10 )
• Escaped Prescribed Burn Report (updated 4/8/10 )
• Resource order form (updated 4/8/10 )
• ICS- 215A Incident Action Plan Safety & Risk Analysis Form (updated 4/8/10 )
• Wildfire Risk Assessment (updated 4/8/10 )

Other Documents

DNR Prescribed Fire Position Task Books

• MFFT2 - MN Firefighter 2
• MFFT1 - MN Firefighter 1
• MRxI2 - MN Ignition Specialist 2
• MRxI1 - MN Ignition Specialist 1
• MRxB2 - MN Burn Boss 1
• MRxB2 - MN Burn Boss 2
• MRxB3 - MN Burn Boss 3

NWCG Prescribed Fire Position Task Books

• FFT1/ICT5 - Squad Boss
• SRB - Single Resource Boss
• ICT4 - Incident Commander Type 4
• ICT3 - Incident Commander Type 3
• RxB2 - Burn Boss Type 2
• RxB1 - Burn Boss Type 1
• TFL - Task Force Leader

Additional resources

• DNR Wildfire Information Center - Fire weather forecasts, burning restrictions, etc.
• Minnesota Combined Training Calendar
• 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
  • New Generation Fire Shelter
• Minnesota Smoke Management Plan (Updated 12/03/2007)
  • Summary of changes