This episode continues the discussion of the call-when-needed prescribed fire crew model with Adam Warwick, Stewardship Manager with The Nature Conservancy. Adam is also the creator and director of The Nature Conservancy’s Southern Blue Ridge: Call-When-Needed Fire Crew. In this episode, we discuss crew recruiting, costs and funding, partnerships, equipment needs, benefits and challenges, how to overcome challenges, accomplishments, and hopes for the future. If you are interested in starting a call-when-needed crew, check out the primer below and feel free to reach out to Adam with any questions (awarwick@tnc.org).

2:15 Recruiting

8:18 Funding

12:17 Partnerships

16:54 Costs and funding

21:07 Equipment needs

25:31 Challenges

29:08 How to overcome challenges

31:15 Benefits

35:29 Accomplishments

41:46 Hopes for the future

Primer for the Call-When-Needed Crew

https://tnc.app.box.com/s/ma5d4ma9oxl9xewoi2q2wp4duv9wkmqv

Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network

http://bit.ly/SBRFLNWebsite

Considerations for Wildlife and Fire in the Southern Blue Ridge

http://www.sbrfln.com/considerations-for-wildlife--fire-in-the-southern-blue-ridge.html

The Fire Managers Guide for Blue Ridge Ecozones

http://bit.ly/BlueRidgeEcozones