Organized at the state and local level, Prescribed Fire Councils connect individuals from public agencies and institutions, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector who use prescribed fire as a land management tool. The Councils meet one to two times a year, and typically these meetings consist of presentations, reports, and updates; continuing education credits are often available for attendees.

The Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils partners with Councils across the country to "create one voice to assist fire practitioners, policymakers, regulators, and citizens with issues surrounding prescribed fire use." The Coalition is also active in facilitating the development of Councils in those states that do not yet one.

Alabama
Website: Alabama Prescribed Fire Council
Chair: Kent Hanby, Prescribed (RX) Fire Training & Services
Next Annual Meeting: September 10, 2013 in Eufaula, Alabama

Arkansas
Website: Arkansas Prescribed Fire Network
Chair: McRee Anderson, The Nature Conservancy
Next Annual Meeting: TBA

Florida
Website: Florida Prescribed Fire Councils
Chair: John Saddler, Florida Forest Service
Next Meetings (usually held in fall and spring months):
- Central Florida PFC: TBA (last held October 2012)
- North Florida PFC: March 13, 2013 in Lake City, Florida (Agenda and Registration)
- South Florida PFC: TBA (last held November 2012)

Georgia
Website: Georgia Prescribed Fire Council
Chair: Aubrey Iler, Pineland Plantation
Next Annual Meeting: TBA (last held September 2012)

Kentucky
Website: Kentucky Prescribed Fire Council
Chair: Elizabeth Bunzendahl, US Forest Service
Next Annual Meeting: TBA

Louisiana
Chair: Cody Cedotal, LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Next Annual Meeting: TBA (last held January 2013, Agenda)

Mississippi
Website: Mississippi Prescribed Fire Council
Chair: Russ Walsh, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Next Annual Meeting: TBA (usually held in late spring)

North Carolina
Website: North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council
Chair: Ken Bridle, Piedmont Land Conservancy
Next Annual Meeting: August 27-28, 2013 in Wilmington, NC (Save the Date)

Oklahoma
Website: Oklahoma Prescribed Fire Council
Chair: John Weir, Oklahoma State University
Next Annual Meeting: TBA (last held May 2012)

South Carolina
Website: South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council
Chair: Gary Burger, National Wild Turkey Federation
Next Annual Meeting: TBA (last held October 2012)

Tennessee
Chair: John Kirksey, TN Divison of Forestry
Next Annual Meeting: TBA (last held February 2012)

Texas
Texas has several Burn Associations, which promote use of prescribed fire on private lands.
Website: Prescribed Burn Alliance of Texas
President: Larry Joe Doherty

Virginia
Website: Virginia Prescribed Fire Council
Chair: Frederick Turck, VA Department of Forestry
Next Annual Meeting: TBA