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Apr 19, 2024
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2022-2023 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]
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FSC 233 - Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior/Fire Fighter and Human Factors in the Wildland
Credits: 4
Lab/Lecture: Four lecture.
Provide a fundamental knowledge of wildland fire: behavior, control techniques, and fireline leadership, along with an introduction to the Incident Command System and National Response Network. Covers material from, IS-100,, IS-700, S-130, S-190, and L-180 After completion, students may qualify for “Red Card” with the addition of fire service employment and successful completion of the Fire Fighter Pack Test
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- list the five major organizational activities within the Incident Command System (ICS) and explain their function;
- give the titles, and explain the duties of Command and General Staff members;
- match organizational units to appropriate operations, planning, logistics, and admin/finance sections;
- match supervisory titles with appropriate levels within the organization;
- describe the terms used to name major incident facilities, and state their functions;
- describe what an Incident Action Plan (IAP) is and how it is used in an incident;
- describe how span of control functions within the incident organization and the use of resources;
- describe the common responsibilities associated with the incident or event assignments;
- describe several applications for the use of ICS;
- describe the need for proper incident resource management;
- describe three ways of managing resources and the advantages of each;
- explain the purpose of resource typing;
- describe the three resource status conditions used at an incident, and the purpose and limits of each;
- explain how resource status is changed, how notification of changes is made, and how status is maintained at an incident or event;
- list various kinds of resources which may be encountered in incidents in which the student is or may become involved;
- identify and discuss the three sides of the fire triangle;
- identify the environmental factors of fuel, weather, and topography that affect the start and spread of wildland fire;
- describe the contributing factors that indicate the potential for increased fire behavior that may compromise safety;
- explain what the Lookouts, Communication, Escape routes, and Safety zones (LCES) system is and how it relates to the standard firefighting orders;
- construct a fire-line to required standards using various methods.
This course has additional learning outcomes; please see the course syllabus for a full list of outcomes.
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