Course Description LFML

Course Description - LFML Local Fire Management Leadership

Target Group

This course is directed to Forest Service District Rangers, Bureau of Land Management Resource Area Managers, National Park Service Chief Rangers/Area Managers, Bureau of Indian Affairs Resource Managers and Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Managers/Project Leaders.

Course Objectives

To improve Agency Administrator’s abilities to provide leadership and ensure safety in fire management activities.
To enhance interagency cooperation through a common understanding of national and state fire management policies.
To provide understanding of the Agency Administrator’s roles, responsibilities, and authorities in fire and fire management activities.

Course Description

The course is a comprehensive look at the Agency Administrator’s leadership role within the Fire Management Program, including the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy. The complex fire situation is highlighted with the intent to provide a comprehensive understanding of the processes necessary to effectively manage the situation. Included are the Agency Administrator’s briefing, Wildland Fire Situation Analysis, and other critical items.

Policy, authority and responsibility will be clarified and discussed to include human resource management and employees’ safety and welfare in fire programs.

The participant will gain an insight into fire’s role in Wildland Management. Internal and external relations and interagency cooperative opportunities and appropriate management responses are discussed. Emphasis is placed on an overall understanding of fire management to include organizations associated with complex incidents and the role of the Agency Administrator and Incident Commander in managing fire incidents.

Student Requirements to Receive Credit for the Course

To receive credit for the course, you must attend the entire course. Those arriving late or leaving early will not receive credit for the course. No testing is required.

Nomination Process

Please check the Geographic Area Websites (http://www.nationalfiretraining.net/) for course locations, dates, and the nomination process. This course is not available at NAFRI. NAFRI is only responsible for maintaining the course and not the presentation.