Prescribed burning
Prescribed burning is an ecological process that rejuvenates native prairies. This page is a supplement to the Kansas Prescribed Burning Notebook and contains additional resources and links to assist landowners, ranchers, and wildlife enthusiasts in caring for the land they manage.
Why Prescribed Burning?
Weather
- Kansas Mesonet
- National Weather Service (NWS)
- All Hazards Weather Radio Stations
- NWS spot forecast request (agencies only)
Burn Plan
Liability
- Prescribed fire: understanding liability, laws and risk
- Prescribed burning legal issues
- Buring liability and Kansas Law
- Liability: prescribed fire's scapegoat
- Liability and prescribed fire: perception and reality
Insurance
Note: The following companies sell prescribed burning insurance policies. No endorsement is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar policies not mentioned.Prescribed Burn Associations (PBA)
- Kansas Prescribed Burn Assocations-2022
- PBA Communication Kit
- Great Plains Fire Communication Kit
- Prescribed Burn Associations map
Fire Behavior and Weed Control
- Cut and Stuff Practices for Enhanced Cedar Control with Prescribed Fire
- Maximizing Effectiveness of Growing Season Burns for Sericea Lespedeza Control
Equipment
Financial and Technical Support
- Kansas State University Extension
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Farm Service Agency (FSA)
- Kansas Conservation District Directory 2022 (pdf)
- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks private lands biologists
- Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever biologists
- Kansas Forest Service
- Prescribed Fire Contractors and Consultants
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
- Expiring CRP options- KSU
- Expiring CRP options- OSU
- Expiring CRP options- ISU
- Expiring CRP options- NRCS
- Expiring CRP options- wildlife
Notebooks
- Conducting Prescribed Fires: A Comprehensive Manual
- Oklahoma Prescribed Burning Handbook (pdf)
- Smoke Management for Prescribed Burning (pdf)
Regulations
Flint Hills Fire Culture: A Legacy of Caring for the Land