Course Overview
This course will provide the student with the basic skills in fire control in order for them to act as a member of a fire control crew. Students will learn to safely operate firefighting hand tools, equipment, water delivery systems and decision aids used by the Ministry of Forests Protection and industrial crews.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Outline basic decision aids used in predicting fire behavior.
- Predict basic fire behavior using data related to fuel, weather and topography.
- Describe the importance of the fire prevention, detection, preparedness, assessment and suppression phases of fire control.
- Plan, direct and execute the construction of fire control lines including fire crew organization, supervision and safety on small fires.
- Safely operate basic fire control equipment on small fires, including fire pumps and hand tools.
- Describe the operation and safety practices required for the use of aircraft and heavy equipment in fire control.
- Obtain certification of the S-100 MOFR basic Fire skills course.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System in BC.
- Describe procedures for exiting helicopters in a safe manner
- Understand the calculation for, and use of the Fire Weather Index (FWI)
- Follow existing EMS procedures
- Describe the role that weather plays on the behavior of wildfires
Effective as of Fall 2015
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