A Prescribed Burn Association (PBA)—often called a prescribed fire association—is a group of landowners, land managers, and sometimes agency partners who work together to plan and carry out prescribed fires on private or shared lands.
Growing more common in the southeastern United States, where prescribed fire is widely used to manage forests, improve wildlife habitat, and reduce hazardous fuel buildup. The “neighbors helping neighbors” structure is what makes PBAs effective—they combine local knowledge with shared responsibility to get more beneficial fire on the ground safely.