Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior

S-290

TARGET GROUP - Firefighter, Type 2 (FFT2), Supervisory Dispatchers (EDSP) and Fire Effects Monitors (FEMO).

COURSE PREREQUISITES

• Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S190).

COURSE DESCRIPTION - This is a classroom-based skills course designed to prepare the prospective supervisor to undertake safe and effective fire management operations It is the second course in a series that collectively serves to develop fire behavior prediction knowledge and skills.

COURSE OBJECTIVES - Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and describe the environmental, topographic and fuel factors which influence the behavior of wildland fire.
• Identify and describe the causes of extreme fire behavior, such as spotting, crowning, fire whirls, plume-dominated and wind-driven fires.
• Assess Fireline data and fire behavior estimations and identify areas where fire suppression limitations exist.