Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits5.5PrerequisiteFFS 1501 with a grade of "C" or better Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionmust be an employee of a federal wildland fire fighting agency, which includes: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, the United States Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This course is designed to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to perform as a skilled Wildland Firefighter. Topics include physical fitness, wellness, nutrition, first responder medical, risk and safety, effects of fire, firing operations, helicopter transport of external loads, fire line construction, hand tool use, communications, leadership, and firefighter skills. The academy is presented in a formal setting. This course was formerly listed as FIRE 1501. This course is not open to students who have completed FIRE 1501. Pass/No Pass Only. 