Columbia Gorge Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX)

The Columbia Gorge TREX provides experiential prescribed fire training and boosts local capacity for burning on all lands.

Columbia Gorge TREX 2026

We are excited to announce that the Columbia Gorge Prescribed Fire Training Exchange is coming back to southern Washington this spring!

Dates: May 11th-22nd, 2026
Location: Ekone Ranch (Goldendale, Klickitat County, WA)
Link to application: https://bit.ly/CG-TREX-2026

Applications are due Sunday, Feb. 22nd!

What is CGTREX? CG TREX is a two-week event intended to build prescribed fire skills, knowledge, and capacity through experiential training and peer-to-peer exchange. TREX emphasizes immersive learning on a variety of topics including fire management, ecology, outreach, monitoring, and operational dimensions of planning and implementing prescribed fire. In addition to cooperative burning, the event will include hands-on training sessions, guest speakers, field trips and more.

What you'll do: During CGTREX, participants will learn, practice, and share knowledge, skills, and experience in a hands-on training environment. Participants will participate in dedicated training sessions and will support burns on private, state, tribal, and/or federal lands. Participants should expect to have trainee opportunities, and be asked to be in a role of trainer, based on experience.

Prerequisites: TREX will be open to participants who are “NWCG qualified” or have obtained at least the Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) qualification in the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) system. This level of training provides participants with key foundational knowledge that we will build upon at TREX.

If you are not FFT2 qualified, you can obtain that qualification through this TREX! As a part of our event, we plan to offer a S-130 field day, RT-130, pack test, and shelter deployment test for those who need to satisfy those requirements for a FFT2 qualification or to maintain a current Red Card. Those will most likely be offered on Sunday, May 10th, the day before our official TREX start date. We will also provide guidance on the pre-event coursework required for those seeking their FFT2 qualification for the first time.

Position taskbook training opportunities will be available for NWCG-qualified participants.

Questions? Please contact Mt. Adams Resource Stewards Prescribed Fire Coordinator Emery Cowan at: Emery@mtadamsstewards.org.