The Illinois Prescribed Fire Council is a group of individuals, organizations, land mangers and agencies who have an interest in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of prescribed fires in Illinois. Membership is open to anyone. Those interested in natural resources, fire protection, public policy, habitat restoration, wildlife, in addition to private landowners and volunteers may find membership particularly beneficial.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Illinois Prescribed Fire Council is to promote the safe and continued use of prescribed fire on the Illinois landscape

Board of Directors

Bill Kleiman - President
The Nature Conservancy
8772 S. Lowden Rd.
Franklin Grove, IL 61031
815-456-2340
bkleiman@tnc.org

Chris Peterson - Vice President
USFS
50 Hwy 145 S.
Harrisburg, IL 62946
618-253-1032
capeterson@fs.fed.us

Leslie Burns - Secretary
Lake County Forest Preserves
32492 N. Almond Rd.
Grayslake, IL 60030
847-968-3293
lberns@lcfpd.org

Randy Heidorn - Treasurer
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702-1271
217-785-8686
randy.heidorn@illinois.gov

Brian Brauer - Director
University of Iillinois - Fire Service Institute
11 Gerty Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820
brbrauer@fsi.illinois.edu

Douglas Chien - Director
Sierra Club
1047 Highland Ave
Oak Park, IL 60304
708-763-0953
doug.chien@sierraclub.org

Bob Szafoni - Director
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
1660 W. Polk
Charleston, IL 61920
217-345-2420
robert.szafoni@illinois.gov

Paul Tierney - Director
Beach Park Fire Department
3233 N. Lewis Ave
Beach Park, IL 60087
847-662-2642
ptierney@beachparkfd.org

Board of Directors

From left to right (click above for larger image)
Bob Szafoni (IDNR), Doug Chien (Sierra Club),
Dr. Stephen Pyne (Arizona State University),
Bill Kleiman (TNC), Randy Heidorn (INPC),
Jim Anderson, Leslie Berns (Lake County FPD),
Brian Brauer (Illinois Fire Service Institute)

Bylaws

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Training and Events

November 2-5, 2009

Rock Island, IL

PRESCBIBED FIRE TRAINING
WCG S-130/190 L-180 CERTIFICATION (I-100 Available online)
Optional S130 Refresher and Agency Red Card Certification (Friday Only)
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Links

Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program
Program Instructions
Application Only

Illinois Prescribed Burning Act
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=095-0108

The Nature Conservancy's Fire Initiative Page
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/fire/

NOAA Fire Weather for Central Illinois
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/firewx.php

Illinois Smoke Management Plan
http://www.epa.state.il.us/public-notices/2008/general-notices.html#smoke-management-plan

USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/