S-290, Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior - Calaveras County

This is a skills focused course designed to prepare the developing fireline 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. The course will train students how to make a thorough, timely assessment of the fire environment and to anticipate changes in fire behavior based on changes in and/or alignment of the fuels, weather, and topography. Students will then practice using this information to support their decision-making and risk management on the fireline.

This BLENDED course is designed to introduce students to the characteristics and interactions of the wildland fire environment (fuels, weather, and topography) that affect wildland fire behavior for safety purposes. Students will also be shown how such information can be applied.

The course is a blended training combining an Online Training (OLT) component and an Instructor-led Training (ILT) component.

Target Group:

Personnel desiring to be qualified as any single resource boss or Fire Effects Monitor (FEMO).

Course Description & Required Materials