Pre-Suppression Firebreaks
Firebreaks are areas that are cleaned of fuels and reduced to mineral soil. They are created by using special equipment and hand tools to form trenches or harrows. GFC recommends…
Incident Command System
…additional skilled people and critical resources in a timely and cost effective manner Georgia Forestry Commission’s IMT2 GFC’s IMT2 consists of GFC personnel from all service areas of the agency….
Arson Investigations
…burn permit laws, GFC employs law enforcement investigators. These investigators have extensive, specialized training in fire investigation. See Something, Say Something To report criminal forestry activity, timber theft or arson…
Community Forestry Assistance
…Kick-Off Webinar will be held June 6th, 2024 via Microsoft Teams. To receive the webinar link, please sign up by email here. Making the Shade Grant Program – Provides up…
Economic
…healthy wildlife habitats. Download fact sheet to learn more. PDF Green Cities: Active Living Recent research indicates that quality outdoor environments affect activity attitudes and behaviors. Urban greening contributes to…
Environmental
…big role ensuring healthy wildlife habitats. Download fact sheet to learn more. PDF Green Cities: Active Living Recent research indicates that quality outdoor environments affect activity attitudes and behaviors. Urban…
Prescribed Burn Certification
…will receive a comprehensive study manual and instruction on subjects such as fire behavior, fire weather and fire tactics. The applicants must pass a written test, have two years of…
Student Resources
…72 counties have no active cogongrass. Georgia’s proactive treatment program assists landowners across the state, and 85% of all known cogongrass spots in Georgia are considered inactive. The Georgia Forestry…
Forestry Continues to Boost State’s Economy
…by Georgia’s forest industry. In 2017, output was up 2.7% from the previous year to $21.3 billion in total revenue. For the seventh consecutive year, positive job growth was reported,…
