FFS 1543 - Advanced Fire Behavior Calculations (S-490)

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    Prerequisite
    FFS 1542 with a grade of "C" or better
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    Description
    must 1) 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, or a member of a local or state fire agency, and 2) satisfactory completion of Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations (S-390). This course prepares students desiring to become qualified as a prescribed fire burn boss type 1 (RXB1). Topics include atmospheric stability, critical fire weather patterns, crown fire behavior, wildland fire behavior on slopes, predicting large fire growth, and adapting large scale winds to local terrain. Pass/No Pass only.