February 19 - 24, 2017 |
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Course description
This is a six-day course for people who have organizational responsibility for wildland urban interface (WUI) risk-reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction. The course will provide students with the ability to create and sustain a fire-adapted community (FAC) located within a WUI.
Course outcomes will include:
• Develop a local community coalition to address the WUI and create FACs.
• Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
• Facilitate partnerships, improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks/issues.
• Prefire communication and planning between government agencies, local jurisdictions and the community at large is essential in creating an FAC.
• Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community.
Selection criteria
This course is for those who have organizational responsibility for WUI risk-reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction. Open to federal, tribal, state and local government officials including fire and emergency services, state and municipal planners, forestry management, environmental specialists, community risk-reduction specialists, and public educators.
Prerequisites
Incident Command System (ICS)-100-level and ICS-200-level training. Preferred courses are Q0462 and Q0463, available through NFA Online at www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/courses/online.html. Chief’s signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training.
