2020 Distinguished Service Award
Joe Isaacs has been awarded the 2020 Distinguished Service Award.
How it Started/How it’s Going: Florida’s Prescribed Fire Program
Starting with Falling Waters State Park at our first planned and documented prescribed fire, our statewide prescribed fire program has grown to include state parks across Florida. We manage approximately 290,000 acres of fire-type habitat, and we only keep improving. 
Fueled by Fire: Seven Animals that Rely on Prescribed Fire
Whether high up in the trees or deep in underground burrows, animals across Florida live in habitats that are adapted to fire. These seven Florida species depend on prescribed fire for their survival.
How can you help?
The Florida State Parks Foundation is on a mission to plant 100,000 longleaf pine trees by Earth Day 2021. Learn how you can help.
Leaders in Prescribed Fire
Burn bosses, or leaders in the prescribed fire world, answer questions about fire and how it benefits the ecosystem.
2020 Division Awards for Prescribed Fire
Every year, staff members are recognized by district for participating in the most prescribed fires or responding to wildfires, and for serving as burn boss the most frequently.
Burn Boss Q&A with Daryl Hatfield
Daryl Hatfield, fire coordinator and burn boss, answers your questions about prescribed fire.
Burn Boss Q&A with Charles Brown
Charles Brown, assistant park manager and burn boss, answers your questions about prescribed fire.
Burn Boss Q&A with Maulik Patel
Maulik Patel, environmental specialist and burn boss, answers your questions about prescribed fire.
Burn Boss Q&A with Ashley Orlando
Ashley Orlando, park services specialist and burn boss, answers your questions about prescribed fire.
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