Wildland Fire Management

Catalog description

Focuses on the comprehensive principles and practices of wildland fire management. Topics include the history of wildland firefighting in the United States, qualifications needed to become a wildland firefighter, general responsibilities of the Incident Command System (ICS), strategies to increase wildland fire and firefighter safety, the tools, equipment, and techniques utilized to fight wildland fires, and the techniques for firing operations (prescribed burns). This course meets the job performance requirements of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). Certain requirements will be fulfilled by the sponsoring agency, which is responsible for conducting the required hands-on field exercises.