Fire Management 1 RENR 2135

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

• Explain the role of fire in land management.
• Explain the effects of fire on natural ecosystems.
• Explain the role of fire in maintaining forest diversity.
• Explain the role of managed fire on forest productivity.
• Assist in the gathering field data and information for the development of fire and fuel management plans.
• Explain the basic concepts of fuel management planning.
• Explain the role of fire in fuel management.
• Explain the basic concepts of fire management planning.
• Prepare a basic forest fire hazard assessment.
• Apply fire management decision aids to predict basic fire behaviour. Explain and demonstrate the use of:
• Fire Behaviour Rating System
• Fire Danger Rating System
• Explain the use of Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index System.
• Calculate Fire Weather Index components.
• Determine fire behaviour by analyzing Fire Weather Indices and forest fuel conditions.
• Predict basic fire behaviour using data related to fuel, weather and topography.
• Demonstrate knowledge of factors that affect fire behaviour.
• Describe fire behaviour as a factor of fuel, weather and topography.
• Describe the importance of the fire prevention, detection, preparedness, assessment and suppression phases of fire management.
• Demonstrate the fire assessment and reporting process through simulation exercises.
• Demonstrate initial attack planning through simulation exercises.
• Describe methods of fire suppression.
• Plan, direct and execute the construction of fire control lines including fire crew organization, supervision and safety, on small fires.
• Demonstrate how to construct a fire control line.
• Describe fire control organization for type 2 and 3 fires.
• Describe procedures for ensuring fire line safety.
• Describe purposes of the WHMIS program as applied to fire control activities.
• Explain the use of fire retardants and suppressants.
• Operate basic fire line equipment on small fires, including common fire pumps, water delivery systems and hand tools. (Successful achievement in the following competencies are mandatory for passing this course.)
• Demonstrate how to set up and operate a fire pump and standard hose lay.
• Demonstrate how to safely use fire line hand tools.
• Describe operational responsibilities set out in the Forest and Range Practices Act, Wildfire Act and Associated Regulations.
• Describe fire control responsibilities.
• Describe purposes of Forest Fire Prevention and Suppression Regulations.
• Describe operation and safety practices required for the use of aircraft and heavy equipment in fire control.
• Describe basic uses of aircraft and heavy equipment in fire control.
• Describe safety procedures required when working with aircraft and heavy equipment.
• Describe the use and basic characteristics of fire control products.
• Describe ecological and environmental concerns that must be addressed when using fire retardants, suppressants and heavy equipment for fire control.
• Describe Wildland/Urban Interface fire management planning.
• Describe Wildland/Urban Interface fire concerns.
• Describe aspects of fire prevention in Wildland/Urban Interface areas.
• Analyze a Wildland/Urban setting to determine fire hazards present by site conditions or fuels.
• Describe appropriate actions required to make a Wildland/Urban setting safe from the effects of wildfire.

Effective as of Fall 2005