Resources

Below are some educational resources on beneficial fire in California, including training opportunities and reading and viewing material.

You can read more about PBAs here, and connect with other PBAs in California here.

Please email losangelespba+subscribe@groups.io to sign up for the mailing list and be notified of future trainings, events, and meetings. Email losangelespba (at) gmail (dot) com for any questions you might have. You can also find us on Instagram @losangelespba.

Training Opportunities:

For information on Firefighter Type II (FFT2) certification, please see our document here.

Find out about upcoming training exchanges (TREXs) here.

Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance (TERA) has trainings available. More info here and application is here. 

All Hands Ecology (formerly Fire Forward at Audubon Canyon Ranch) has trainings available through 2026 and 2027. More info here.

Most other Prescribed Burn Associations (PBAs) in California are listed here - email any you're interested in to get on their mailing lists to be notified of trainings and burns coming up!

Swanton Pacific Ranch’s Fuels and Vegetation Education Program has a great backlog of webinars available here.

Educational Material:

Books: 
Tending the Wild by M. Kat Anderson
Forgotten Fires by Omer Stewart
Prescribed Burning by Harold Biswell

Podcasts:
Good Fire with Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff
Life with Fire by Amanda Monthei 
(Both can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, online, etc.)

Viewing: 

LAPBA’s Basic Firelighter Training Feb 2025
Tending the Wild (PBS series) 
MAATHAAW: The Fire Within Us
The Fire Poppy
Giving Fire Back To The Forests 
Pepperwood: Rising from the Ashes