South Bay Prescribed Burn Association
The Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council (SCCFSC) is leading the development of the South Bay Prescribed Burn Association (South Bay PBA) to help private and public landowners safely use beneficial fire to reduce wildfire severity and improve landscape health in Santa Clara County. Managed by the SCCFSC under a grant from the California Coastal Conservancy, the South Bay PBA will work to build local capacity through training programs, workshops, and community outreach.
The South Bay PBA will organize training programs to provide educational opportunities for non-fire service affiliated individuals. We will also conduct workshops and community outreach. Through the SCCFSC, the South Bay PBA will contract certified experts to conduct training sessions for members to receive qualifications that may be required for certain burns. For more information, you can sign up to receive South Bay PBA information on our Subscribe page.
The South Bay PBA is excited to announce it will be hosting the State courses to obtain a Firefighter Type II certificate, along with additional community workshops! There will be 20 available spots for the Firefighter Type II training.
As part of the FFT2 courses/training, we will be hosting a required one-day, in-person field exercise (S-130) on June 27, 2026. To participate in this field day, participants must complete three (3) required online courses in advance. Please see the details in our Courses & Trainings Section in the sidebar.
New opportunity:
The Prometheus Fire Consultings LLC is pleased to offer CA-219, Wildland Firefighting – Firing Operations technical courses, June 15 – June 19, 2026.
Classroom location is TBD but will be in the vicinity of San Jose, CA.
Live fire evolutions will be held at Coyote Creek Parkways in Morgan Hill, CA.
