Join The Good Fire Training Network!

The Good Fire Training Network Basic Membership is the minimum required membership to enroll in and attend any training course.

This free membership ensures all students are connected to the network, receive important course communications, and have access to required training information.

Program Benefits

Required for Course Enrollment
All students must hold an active Basic Membership to register for and participate in any Good Fire Training Network course.

Access to Course Catalog
View all course offerings, including descriptions, prerequisites, pre-course work, and required equipment lists.

Course Communications
Receive important updates about your registered courses, schedule changes, pre-course requirements, and certificate notifications.

Scholarship Opportunities
Stay informed about available scholarships and funding opportunities to help offset training costs.

Connection to the Network
Be part of the Good Fire Training Network and stay connected to training opportunities, prescribed fire, and community-based burning.

Important Note

Basic Membership is free, but all courses are paid at full price unless you upgrade to the Student Discount Program, which provides 50% off all courses.

Who This Program Is For

Anyone planning to take a course, including:

Students
New fire practitioners
Community members
Landowners and volunteers
Anyone entering wildfire or prescribed fire training

The Good Fire Training Network Student Discount Program helps students and new fire practitioners access affordable, standards-based wildfire and prescribed fire training.

For just $100 every two years, eligible students can join the program and receive 50% off all Good Fire Training Network courses during their active membership period.

Program Benefits

50% Off Training Courses
Members receive half off eligible Good Fire Training Network courses, including wildfire, prescribed fire, and NWCG-aligned training opportunities.

Low-Cost Two-Year Membership
A single $100 membership covers two full years of training discounts.

Support for New Fire Practitioners
This program is designed to reduce financial barriers for students entering the wildland fire, prescribed fire, land stewardship, and emergency response fields.

Access to Career-Building Training
Students can build foundational skills, complete required coursework, and continue advancing toward future fire qualifications.

Who This Program Is For

This program is ideal for:

Students
New fire practitioners
Conservation and forestry students
Prescribed fire trainees
Community members entering the fire workforce
Land stewardship and natural resource students