FRP190 Intro to Wildland Firefighting
Students will develop the skills needed to be safe and effective firefighters in wildland fire situations. These skills will include situational awareness, basic communication responsibilities, teamwork principles, attitude and stress barriers, the decision-making process, wildland safety, wildland firefighter preparedness, tools and equipment, firing devices, the use of water, suppression techniques, use of maps, securing the control line, scouting, standards for survival, hazmat, wildland tactics, fireline reference materials, documenting activities, fireline communications, environmental effects on the start and spread of wildland fires, and how to recognize potentially hazardous situations in wildland situations. Students who successfully complete this course will have met the standards for the National Wildfire Coordinating Groups classes of L-180, S-130, S-131, S-133, and S-190. OFFERED AS NEEDED
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Offered as needed