Basic Wildland Firefighter Training

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Units: 3 Hours: 61 (54 lecture, 7 laboratory) Training in proper techniques to effectively and safely perform as a member of a fire crew in controlling and suppressing wildfire. Includes physics of fire behavior, complexities and inter-relationships of weather, topography, and wildland fuel beds in fire behavior, Incident Management Organization, personal safety, situational awareness and hazard recognition. Meets NWCG S-130, S-190, S-134, L-180 and I-100 requirements. (CSU-with unit limitation)