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Colorado Smoke Management ProgramSmoke Management in the FieldA website can't teach a person how to manage smoke. We think the best training is field time with senior burn bosses who have managed smoke well for years. The following links are also good ways to learn more.
A list of smoke best management practices may include useful reminders to people who already know how to manage smoke well and/or are looking for skills to fine tune. See photos of smoke at different ventilation adjectives. The intents of our field time include mutual learning and developing ideas for improvements to the smoke management program. We've written out what you can expect during a site visit.
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In airsheds as populated as most of Colorado's, smoke management is inherently difficult and risky. Neither the public nor the fire community can afford avoidable smoke mistakes. A burn boss is the person on-site who is the top-level manager of a prescribed fire. To manage smoke responsibly, a burn boss must know what smoke may and also is most likely to do under the range of conditions when burning may occur. The more subordinates who understand smoke really well, much the better. APCD strongly recommends that every burn boss be NWCG-qualified. This national certification system ascertains that a person assigned a role on a wildland fire has sufficient relevant experience, both classroom and in the field. A very few NWCG-qualified burn bosses are available for hire. To find them, call the local office of the Colorado State Forest Service, or we can tell you of all the ones we know. |
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