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Community Led Prescribed Fire and Fuels Reduction in Butte County, California

This presentation explores the role of Prescribed Burn Associations (PBA's) and community-based fuel reduction programs in expanding the use of “good fire” in California, with a focus on work taking place in Butte County. Drawing on hands-on experience coordinating the Butte Prescribed Burn Association and implementing fuels projects in partnership with private landowners and CAL FIRE, the talk highlights how PBAs help reduce barriers to prescribed fire, build local capacity, and support landowners in actively managing their land with fire. Topics include how PBAs function on the ground, training and capacity building, risk management and regulatory navigation, and the cultural shift needed to normalize a culture of landowner ignited prescribed fire as a practical and accepted land management tool. Presented by: Dallas Koller, Fire Program Manager, Butte County Resource Conservation District as part of the 2026 California Fire Science Seminar Series