Course Description - S-580 - Advanced Wildland Fire Applications

April 27 - May 1, 2009

Target Group

Fire Use Managers, agency administrators, Type II Incident Commanders, fire use management team members, and wilderness, fire, resource, and other staff with direct fire planning and implementation responsibilities.

Nominations will be screened on the basis of these criteria, by the course coordinator and steering committee chairperson.

Suggested Training

RX-310, Introduction to Fire Effects, and M-580, Fire in Ecosystem Management.

Objectives

1. Participants will know the underlying philosophy, goals and requirements to successfully implement fire use activities in support of resource and wilderness management goals.
2. Participants will understand the process and need to complete wildland fire use implementation planning documents.

Course Description

The Advanced Wildland Fire Applications course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the implementation process for appropriate management response to accomplish resource benefits over a wide range of management situations.

This course focuses on planning and implementation activities consistent with the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy. Course information provides an understanding of wildland fire use planning processes, which are reinforced through exercises. Advanced fire use examples and case studies are drawn from experiences in the wildland fire environment and showcase examples of wildland fire activities including wildland fire use, prescribed fire, and confinement strategies.

Important Dates

Nomination Due from Geo Areas and FWS/NPS Nat'l Training Officers: November 3, 2008
Notification of Selection: December 15, 2008

Nomination Process

Please see the NAFRI nomination process available at http://nafri.gov/pages/nominationprocess.htm.

Course Coordinator: Deborah Corner (520) 799-8752; fax (520) 799-8785