Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits1.5PrerequisiteFFS 1541 and 1556 with grades of "C" or better Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionmust 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, 2) satisfactory completion of Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (S-290), 3) demonstrate at least intermediate skills with the current WindowsTM operating system, 4) possess a valid Weather Information Management System (WIMS) and Wildland Fire Management Information (WFMI) system logon identification, and 5) current and comprehensive working knowledge of WIMS (the WIMS course is strongly recommended to attain this prerequisite knowledge). This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to operate, apply, and manage the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS). Topics include NFDRS input, calculations and inputs, data retrieval and analysis, decisions, and application. Pass/No Pass only. 