A GUIDEBOOK TO THE BCWS BURN PLAN TEMPLATE

I created this burn plan guidance document to support the communities I work with, and now I’m sharing a less detailed version widely in case it helps others, too.

It’s free because I believe in supporting good fire practices across the province. My aim is to help more people develop clear, practical, and field-ready burn plans that are grounded in sound fire knowledge. Always double-check for legislative updates.

A good plan doesn’t need to be complicated, just thoughtful and easy to follow. If this guide gives even a few teams more confidence in their work, then it’s done what it’s meant to do.

Link to the BCWS Burn Plan Template here.

BURN COMPLEXITY RATING

This version keeps the complexity analysis to one page.

Step 1: Use this workseet to determine the burn complexity for your project by adding up the score for each element.

Step 2: Save your work and paste an image of the worksheet to the burn plan under the heading of your burn complexity analysis.