TUOLUMNE PRESCRIBED BURN ASSOCIATION 

Tuolumne  PBA Turns 1!  We're celebrating with a Burn Raising!
 

Come out and celebrate the Tuolumne Prescribed Burn Association's first birthday with good fire, good people and a good time.

Join us for a Burn Raising — like an Amish Barn Raising but with good fire and no barn.

🔥  We'll do a pile burn (or 2) and biochar kiln demo; talk about why and how good fire is key to wildfire resilience; then stay for music, food, and family fun out under the sky.

 🎶  Got music to share? Bring it. We're inviting performers to step up — acoustic, electric, folk, whatever you've got. Reach out to join the lineup.

 🎨  Got a game, activity, or performance to share? Bring it. This is a community celebration — the more the merrier.

🍽️   Want to feed the people? We'd love to have you. Let us know if you want to contribute a dish or help with the feast.

This is your Prescribed Burn Association. Cooperation and mutual aid is essential to protecting our community.

✅  RSVP to get location information and email updates. 

If you plan to participate in the burn fun, come prepared with: 

• Water bottle/receptacle (we will provide water)

• Snacks if you think you might need a caloric boost 

• Tool(s)  if you have them.

  • Handsaw

  • Pole saw

  • Loppers

  • Rake

  • Shovel

  • McLoud 

• Leather boots or sturdy hiking boots

• Gloves

• Personal protective equipment appropriate to the tools you are bringing

• Sunscreen/sun protection

Intrinsic Risk: As always, working in the field or with fire holds intrinsic risk. Participants will be required to sign a volunteer liability waiver when they arrive, or better yet, sign it online before you arrive. This agreement states that you will hold Tuolumne PBA, its volunteers, and the landowner harmless in the event of an injury. The liability form can be found and signed here. Our number one priority is safety and before beginning the day, there will be a safety briefing to ensure that everybody on site is aware of hazards and understands how to reduce their risk of injury. 

The Tuolumne PBA (formerly part of the Mother Lode PBA with Calaveras County) was created by a group of inspired locals who realize the importance of using fire as a land management tool. Our goal is to aid in the return of good fire to the land by providing our community with the tools, training, and resources to conduct burning operations of varying size and complexity on their own property. Even as prescribed fire becomes more widely accepted as the future of firefighting, it tends to be limited to government agencies on public lands - we aim to change that together.

At the Tuolumne PBA we accept all experience levels, whether you are a hotshot or you only almost successfully built a campfire once, we believe that fire is for everyone and that providing the public - we are the public! - the opportunity to manage their land using fire is integral to creating a fire safe community.

Sign up here to join our email list. Join us on Facebook here. Please invite your friends and neighbors - the need for good fire is urgent and we need all hands on deck! 

Contact us via email at GoodFire@TuolumnePBA.org or call 209-218-6328.

Tuolumne PBA is a part of CalPBA.

If you plan to participate in a hands-on fire activity with the PBA, please bring/wear the following:

• A hand tool (pitch forks, McLeods, rakes, Rhinos, etc.)

• Leather boots (sturdy hiking boots can work as well)

• Leather gloves (some extras may be available)

• Natural fiber clothing (long sleeves, long pants - NO SYNTHETICS)

• A hat or helmet