Cordi Craig is the Prescribed Fire Program Manager at Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD). She manages the Placer Prescribed Burn Association and trains private landowners how to successfully prep, plan, and implement low-complexity prescribed burns. Before working at Placer RCD, she was a wildland firefighter with the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and spent her off-seasons working for residential tree companies and freelance writing. She became a state-certified burn boss (CARX) in October 2022 and continues to learn from leaders, volunteers, and community members, both on and off the fireground. She enjoys whitewater rafting, backpacking, and therapeutic pile burning with her blue nose Pitbull, Miss Piggy.