FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Truckee, California – February 16, 2024
Healthy Forest Alliance Offers Scholarships for Fire Practitioners to Attend Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) and Fire Practitioner Courses
The Healthy Forest Alliance (HFA) is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for fire practitioners to attend Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) and other fire practitioner training courses. These scholarships are designed to support workforce development, expand prescribed fire capacity, and promote the safe and effective use of prescribed fire as a critical land management tool.
Scholarships may cover costs associated with tuition, lodging, and meals for selected applicants participating in TREX events and other eligible fire practitioner courses. TREX events provide hands-on, field-based training that brings together experienced fire professionals and trainees to implement prescribed burns while building skills, qualifications, and interagency collaboration.
“By removing financial barriers to training, we are helping fire practitioners gain the hands-on experience and education they need to safely apply prescribed fire on the landscape,” said Lynda Cull, Prescribed Fire Coordinator for the Healthy Forest Alliance. “Investing in practitioner development is essential to increasing prescribed fire capacity and building more resilient forests and communities.”
Through this scholarship program, recipients gain valuable field experience, expand professional networks, and contribute directly to the growing prescribed fire workforce needed to address escalating wildfire risk across the Western United States.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Interested applicants can learn more and apply by visiting www.healthyforestalliance.org. Applicants will be notified of their status via email.
The Healthy Forest Alliance remains committed to advancing forest health, community safety, and wildfire resilience through training, partnerships, and on-the-ground prescribed fire projects. By supporting fire practitioners at all career stages, HFA is helping build a sustainable future for fire-adapted landscapes.
About Healthy Forest Alliance
Healthy Forest Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting forest health and community resilience through collaborative land management approaches. The Alliance supports prescribed fire training, practitioner development, and landscape-scale projects that reduce wildfire risk and restore fire-adapted ecosystems throughout the Western United States.
Media Contact
Lynda Cull
Prescribed Fire Coordinator
Healthy Forest Alliance
Phone: 530-287-8660
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