Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• The student will be able to identify and list at least three elements of weather that effect the behavior of wild land fires.
• The student will explain the necessary personal protective equipment and it's importance in wild land fire operations.
• The student will explain potential safety hazards and proper procedures for having a escape plan.
• Explain the functions, inspection and care of a fire shelter and the correct deployment and entrapment procedures for a fire shelter.
• Explain two field expedient methods for igniting wild land back fires.
• Demonstrate the technique for cold trailing on a simulated fire perimeter.
• Given a scenario of a constructed control line, the student will describe how to strengthen the line to facilitate holding by rearranging and fire proofing fuels adjacent to the control line.
• Describe at least twelve safety precautions involving wild land / urban interface operations.
• Describe indicators of possible extreme fire behavior.
• List at least three priorities when establishing strategic goals.
• List operations required when arriving at the fire scene and describe the importance of these actions as they relate to fire fighter safety.
• Given an action plan and a scenario, will demonstrate the ability to update the action plan when the scenario changes.
• The student will list steps to be completed before leaving an area involved in an interface fire.