FIRE 165 — Introduction to Wildland Fire
Wildfires are responsible for property damage throughout Maine and the United States every year. In addition, prescribed fire is used as land management tool to accomplish ecological objectives. This class will provide students with an introduction to wildla nd fire management. The class will cover topics in fire behavior, fire weather, fire ecology, and fuel management. This class will prepare an untrained wildland firefighter with the tools required to work on a wildland or prescribed fire. Students can earn National Wildland Coordinating Group (NWCG) certification for Wildland firefighter with this course and an additional eight hour field exercise. Prerequisite(s): none Corequisite(s): none