*For Illinois burns, any contractor conducting a prescribed fire on your site must have a valid Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Open Burn Permit issued in their name. Once we have a written plan for the fire and have received all the needed permits and permissions, we can proceed. We will never go through with the prescribed fire if we feel that it is unsafe.
We never hire subcontractors or use volunteers.
We use only our own trucks and equipment. Our crews are trained to the federal standard found in the National Wildfire Coordinating Group or NWCG. Our highly trained crews take safety precautions and use only our own employees and our own Certified Prescribed Burn Managers. There are limited burn days due to it being so dependent on warm, dry weather that scheduled burns typically need a 24-72 hour notice. We burn when the conditions are right for your site. In the Midwest, the burn season starts in mid-October and ends in late April. Prescribed fire is a key part of a stewardship plan. It also controls invasive brush by controlling its above-ground growth. It also helps to identify and treat populations of invasive species because the duff is removed that hides them. Removing fire from ecosystem management causes a rapid drop in productivity and a loss of biodiversity. Our native plants and wildlife are not fire tolerant they are fire-dependent. The purpose of prescribed fire, also known as a controlled burn, is to remove debris and allow the plants more access to sunlight.
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