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Media Coverage of SBR TREX

Check here to see all the latest media coverage of SBR TREX. The purpose of this event is to train fire professionals, restore the forest and reduce hazardous wildfire fuels. We also hope to help educate local communities on the presence and necessity of controlled burning for our forests and encourage them to become more fire adapted. If you are a member of the media and would like more information about SBR TREX, please contact Kristen Austin (The Nature Conservancy) .

WHKP

Oct. 24 - Henderson County to be Part of a Major Controlled Burn Training Exercise to Start on Monday

Blue Ridge Now

Oct. 28 - Wildfire training brings firefighters, smoke to the mountains this week

ABC News 13 WLOS

Oct. 29 - Wildfire prevention training to take place in WNC starting today

The Transylvania Times

Oct. 29 - Fire Officials: Brace for a Smoky Winter

FOX Carolina

Oct. 30 - Controlled Fire Training

FOX Carolina

Nov. 1 - Controlled Burn (4 O'clock News).

FOX Carolina

Nov. 1 - Controlled Burn (5 O'clock News)

Independent Mail

Nov. 9 - Letter: We need more 'good fires' in the mountains around the Upstate

Greenville Journal

Nov. 15 - Fighting fire with fire: Local agencies conduct prescribed burns to prevent massive wildfires

Fire Adapted Communities

Dec. 27 - Talking about fire near recently burned communities: Communications at SBR TREX

7 News WSPA

March 22 - Table Rock State Park Set on Fire in Controlled Burn

TREX Story Map

We created a Story Map to help tell the story behind this amazing training!

My TREX Story

We asked participants of the 2018 SBR TREX to tell their TREX Story - their accomplishments and lessons learned.

NCSU's SBR TREX Video

Thanks to North Carolina State University's Forestry Extension for putting together this video all about SBR TREX!

TREX By the Numbers

This fact sheet breaks down all of the training accomplishments at the 2018 SBR TREX.

Stay tuned for more!

The 2018 SBR TREX was just the beginning! Check back here for updates and news!