Alabama Certified Burn Manager Certification Courses

All courses are 4 day 30 contact hours. All courses begin at 8am and end at 5 pm daily.  On the first day students should arrive by 7:30 for check in.

Students must pre-register for courses (except the April 16-17 session) by sending a $50 registration fee to Alabama Certified Burn Manager Certification Course (check made payable to AL CBM Course), c/o  Kent Hanby, 431 Dogwood Trail, Dadeville, AL 36853. 

Required PRE_STUDY:  All students are expected to review the material at www.pfmt.org/fire in the history, science, and behavior sections.  There will be a pre-study test on the first day of the course.

October 7-10, 2008

Fayette, AL, Fayette County Alabama Cooperative Extension System Office, 650 McConnell Loop, Fayette, AL 35555   (Map-quest: East off of US Highway 43 North)

Special land owner support under EQIP:  If a forest landowner has signed up for NRCS prescribed burning support and is willing to receive training to become a Certified Burn Manager the landowner may be eligible to “sign up” to receive a one-time payment of $375 upon providing proof of certification.  This is a grant to cover registration, transportation and lodging during the course.  Detailed information may be obtained from county NRCS offices.

Alabama Certified Burn Manager Continuing Education Workshops

All workshops are 1 day, 6 contact hours, designed to satisfy the Alabama Certified Burn Manager continuing education requirement for re-certification; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

September 3, 2008

Alabama Power Company Conference Center (tentative), Clanton, Al . US 31 South Clanton, Alabama 1 mile North of I 65 on East side.

September 10, 2008

LBW Community College Conference room, HWY 84 East, Andalusia, AL 36420-1418

 Sponsors

Alabama Forestry Commission (USFS National Fire Plan Funds) | USDA NRCS
(EQIP Funds) Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Contact information is Kent Hanby at hanby@charter.net or 256-825-8593 for other information pertaining to the training.