Wildland Fire Class Schedule

This is an instructor-led course. Instructional units include firefighter safety in the interface, managing human factors in the interface, pre-incident planning, size-up and initial strategy, structure triage, structure protection overview, tactics in the interface, tactical operations and resource use in the interface, action assessment, plan update, and after-action review. At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: operate safely and effectively in a wildland/urban interface incident by using situation awareness, performing structure triage, using pre-planning tools, having a basic understanding of fire behavior, and using strategy and tactics unique to the wildland/urban interface environment.

Wildland Fire Agencies: This course is required training for strike team leader (tractor/plow, dozer, engine, or crew) and is recommended training for initial attack incident commander type 4 (ICT4).

Structural Fire Departments: This training is appropriate for engine operators, chief officers, and company officers responsible for structure protection in suburban and urban interface areas that may be threatened by wildland fire. 

Additionally, leaders from municipal planning, law enforcement and emergency management disciplines may find value in the course.

Prerequisites:

• Wildland Fire Agencies: Students must be Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) qualified. 
• Structural Fire Departments: Students should have completed Introduction to ICS (I-100), Human Factors on the Fireline (L-180), Firefighter Training (S-130), Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190), and Firefighter Type 1 (S-131); or equivalent training. 
• Students attending this course must be knowledgeable of their agency firefighting policy as it relates to wildland/urban interface fires.
• Mandatory Dress Code is Business Casual.
• This course will be delivered online. Students will receive correspondence from Instructors prior to the start of class.