Texas Administrative Code
Title 4 - AGRICULTURE
Part 13 - PRESCRIBED BURNING BOARD
Chapter 230 - LEAD BURN INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS
Section 230.3 - Certification and Curriculum
Universal Citation: 4 TX Admin Code ยง 230.3
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) All curriculum taught during a certified and insured prescribed burn manager training course shall be approved by the Board.
(b) The minimum curriculum hours for each certified and insured prescribed burn manager training course shall be at least 24 hours, with the total class length at the discretion of the lead burn instructor conducting the course.
(c) Recommended curriculum topics include:
(1) Fire History and Use; Ecological
Effects;
(2) Fire
Behavior;
(3) Fire
Weather;
(4) Fuel
Moisture/Characteristics;
(5)
Topographic Influences;
(6) Fire
Effects;
(7) Prescribed Burn
Planning;
(8) Equipment and
Safety;
(9) Firing
Technique;
(10) Smoke
Management;
(11) Laws and
Regulations;
(12) Evaluation of
Pre-burn Area(s);
(13) Evaluation
of Fuels;
(14) Holding and
Contingency; and
(15) Post Burn
Evaluation.
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