Ventura County

Resource Conservation District

Ventura County Prescribed Burn Association

Our Mission

The mission of the Ventura County Prescribed Burn Association (VCPBA) is to provide the tools, training, education, and resources to conduct prescribed burns in a safe and effective manner that will reduce the threat of devastating uncontrolled wildfires.  The VCPBA will utilize prescribed fire to enable participants to better manage their open space for the betterment of wildlife habitat and reduced public threat. The group is made up of dedicated private landowners, land trusts, County Fire, and other private/public partnerships.

Goals of the VCPBA

The goals of the Ventura County Prescribed Burn Association are to provide a robust multi-partner program that will work to reduce hazardous fuels and undesirable invasive species; to restore and improve watershed health and resilience, forage production, and wildlife habitat; and to facilitate the proper use of prescribed fire amongst a diverse group of landowners. The following are additional goals of the VCPBA, in no specific order:

  1. Support Tribal partners (Chumash and Tataviam) by respecting their long history and continued interconnected relationship between fire, native plants, and indigenous cultures in Ventura County. 
  2. Assist landowners in implementing broadcast burns and pile burns to reduce the threat of devastating wildfire to life and property of Ventura County residents 
  3. Collaborate with professional fire practitioners and stewards.
  4. Empower citizens to work alongside fire professionals in the planning and execution of prescribed fires
  5. Support regional and State partners in the development of a landscape-scale strategy for fuel reduction that is effective and ecologically sensitive.

Prescribed Burn Association News

Get trained up - Become a certified CA Burn Boss

The Ventura County Prescribed Burn Association is offering a series of training courses to residents of the Central Coast to attend and become certified as a CA Prescribed Burn Boss. 
 
This opportunity is being offered in partnership with the Ventura County Resource Conservation District, Working on Fire Training Academy, CA State Fire Training, and UC Cooperative Extension. 

For additional information and registration contact:

Woody Bouska at 925-989-0983 or woody.bouska@workingonfireusa.org

 

Volunteer with the PBA?

 Are you interested in volunteering with the VC PBA or do you just want to learn more? 

Are you a landowner with open space interested in exploring prescribed burn treatments?

If so, please contact the Ventura County RCD:

Kevin.Mason@vcrcd.org