Planning a Prescribed Burn 1. Connect with your local PBAYour local PBA can offer free guidance to help make your burn safe and successful Find a local PBA near you 2. Schedule a site visit Organize a site visit of the burn unit with a PBA representative and Burn Boss, and begin to delineate the burn unit How to delineate a burn unit 3. Start a burn plan Example Burn Plans 4. Create a burn plan checklist This is usually only useful for complex, dry season burns. Many winter or simple burns will skip this step. Template Checklist 5. Determine what permits are needed Permit Options 6. Create a Smoke Management Plan With your local Air Quality Management District. Example Smoke Management Plans 7. Determine liability Who has it and how to share it Liability 8. Prepare the burn unit Create control lines and do pre-treatment for your burn unit. Burn Prep 9. Light the fire! Get PBA members, a burn boss, Rx fire equipment, and Volunteer Fire Departments to your burn and light it. Ignition Techniques 10. Conduct an After Action Review (AAR) Take time as a group to review how the burn went. AAR Styles 10. Post-fire stewardship Keep track of fire effects with post-burn monitoring, and knock back fire-following invasives.