Fire Prevention & Suppression

…wildfires. Landowners can help too. By implementing a Forest Management Plan and subscribing to Best Management Practices, such as prescribed burning, thinning, and firebreak installation, landowners with forested land can…

Forest Legacy & Conservation Easements

…forest management plan is developed by GFC to address the landowner’s specific goals. What is a Working Forest Conservation Easement (WFCE)? WFCEs do more than strip specified development rights from…

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…

Firefighting Training & Resources

Wildland firefighters work in natural environments, such as forests, preventing and fighting fires, and performing rescue and aid services. Wildland Firefighter Training is for: Fire Department personnel – must be…

Wood-Using Industries

…for help with harvest planning and timber sales reduces the likelihood that sellers or buyers will be caught off guard – and that helps landowners get the highest return for…

Forest Inventory Analysis

…primary wood-using plants are presented for the 13 Southern States. External Website Southern Pulpwood Production (2021) A 2021 analysis of pulpwood production across the 13 Southern State. External Website Trends…

Arson Investigations

The Georgia General Assembly passed a law giving GFC the authority to enforce the fire laws of the state nearly 100 years ago. To combat arson and enforce Georgia’s forestry…

Smokey Bear

…does not play games, race, dance, etc. Smokey Bear must have a uniformed escort from either the Georgia Forestry Commission or the U.S. Forest Service. All speaking presentations are given…

County Contacts

Foresters and rangers all across Georgia are trained to provide homeowners and landowners with a wide array of services. You can select your county to get the contact information for…