Prevention Tactics Shared as Fire Danger Rises
…their property as well as the property of others.” The Georgia Forestry Commission is partnering with the Florida and Alabama Forestry Departments to share fire safety tactics far and wide….
Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 21, 2022 Georgia is taking steps to ensure the emerging sustainable development carbon market is open to the state’s forests. A special technical advisory committee has…
Prescribed Burn Certification
GFC instructors will provide instruction on subjects such as fire behavior, fire weather and fire tactics. Applicants may attend one of several training sessions scheduled throughout the year where they…
Wildfire Prevention
…tactics use of hand and mechanical tools, heavy equipment and much more Learn More About GFC Training Helpful Resources TitleDescriptionDocument Type Daily Fire Danger Rating Map Daily updates of fire…
Free Prescribed Fire Class for Select Applicants
…wildlife habitat, and preparing sites for reforestation. Topics covered in the certification class include fire behavior, fire weather, fire tactics, and other subjects related to prescribed burning. There are three…
Outstanding GFC Employees Honored by State Legislators
…98.75 and helping remodel the GFC Chattahoochee office. The GFC Baker/Mitchell Unit was chosen as the South Zone County Unit of the Year. Unit employees tackled extraordinary circumstances in the…
GFC and COVID-19 – 5/27/20 Update
…them and those who have been waiting. We’re tackling the backlog and taking service requests by phone at each of our local GFC offices. As a reminder, our offices remain…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…pollution impacts to water quality. This spurred a states-led effort to develop forestry best management practices for water quality (BMPs) to tackle NPS pollution from major land uses, including silviculture…
Local Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Award
…Colquitt and Miller County. In addition, all rangers assisted in training local fire departments in wildland fire suppression tactics and deployed to western wildfires last summer and fall. “The GFC…
Prescribed Fire Certification Course – Waycross, GA
GFC instructors are providing instruction on fire behavior, fire weather, and fire tactics.
Date: October 2-3
Location: Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross Campus
Registration opening July 2024.
