Course Overview
This course is divided into two components of Forest Protection: Fire Management and Forest Health. The Fire Management component focuses on forest fire prevention, preparedness, detection, assessment and extinguishing of forest fires. Main topics include: Use of Fire Weather Index, Use of Weather Information, Safe Operation of Common Fire Control Equipment, Fire Line Organization and Supervision, Forest and Range Practices Act, Wildland Fire Act and Associated Regulations, Fire Behaviour, Fire Safety, Basic Fire Ecology, Wildland/Urban Interface and other related topics. The Forest Health component focuses on climate change and forest health issues, foliage diseases and the relationship of forest management practices and forest health issues.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Predict basic fire behaviour using fire management decision aids.
- Describe the importance of the fire prevention, detection, preparedness, assessment and suppression phases of fire management.
- Execute the construction of fire control lines including fire crew organization, supervision and safety, on small fires.
- Describe operational responsibilities set out in the Forest and Range Practices Act, Wildfire Act and Associated Regulations.
- Describe operation and safety practices required for the use of aircraft and heavy equipment in fire control.
- Describe Wildland/Urban Interface fire management planning.
Effective as of Fall 2009
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