The prescribed burner has numerous tools at his/her disposal to start fire. Ground ignition devices continue to be developed and refined and include a wide range of options from kitchen matches to state-of-the-art hand-held 'ping-pong ball' launchers. This fact sheet describes many of these devices and includes a table to summarize advantages and disadvantages of various methods. This fact sheet also provides a brief introduction to aerial ignition, but the use of these techniques involves considerable training.