DNR Prescribed Fire Handbook information and documents
Operational Order 47 - covers official department policies and procedures relating to prescribed fire.
DNR Prescribed Fire Planning
The Department of Natural Resources utilizes the following forms for planning and implementing prescribed fire on DNR administrated lands.
DNR Prescribed Unit Plan (updated 2/2023)
Go/No Go Checklist: Pre-Burn, Crew Briefing, Test Fire, and Post-Burn Checklist
NA- 1973 Grant of Permission to Burn Lands Not Administered by the Department of Natural Resources
Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide This site includes links to the Rx Fire Summary and Final Complexity worksheet and a complexity analysis webinar.
Prescribed fire reporting This reporting system is only available to state employees. Request access and learn how to use the system in the Directions for prescribed fire reporting system.
Additional resources for planning and implementing prescribed fire
NWCG Standards for Prescribed Fire Planning and implementation This is for federal burn plans but contains good information for DNR prescribed burn plan writers.
SafeNet: A tool for operational wildland firefighters and support staff to communicate unsafe, unhealthy, near-miss and high-risk operations within wildland fire, all-hazard operations, training and other related work environments to leadership.
Training Qualifications
The Department of Natural resources follow two different qualification tracks. Divisions with minimal suppression experience can follow the Minnesota prescribed fire qualification track. Task books and training information are provided below. Divisions with a high suppression workload will follow the NWCG qualification track.
Minnesota specific training
DNR Prescribed Fire Position Task Books
National Wildfire Coordinating Group Training Information
Training Resources
Additional Resources
Weather Fuels and Forecast Information
DNR Wildfire Information Center - Fire weather forecasts, burning restrictions, etc.