Long Forestry recently participated in a prescribed burning training class for the Makanda Fire Department in Makanda, IL.  The class was held with the coopertaion of the SIUC Firedawgs, the USFS from the Murphysboro office, and the Makanda Volunteer Fire Department.  The purpose of the class was to introduce to the MFD to controlled burning, and to build on the relationship between the fire department, the USFS, and the Firedawgs.   A class session was held and instructed by Dennis Carrill, with a field session in the afternoon.  The field session consisted of a fire truck/water hose course conducted by Scott Crist of the USFS and a prescribed burn conducted by Dennis Carrill.