FFS 1546 - Introduction to Fire Effects (RX-310)

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    Credits
    1.25
    Prerequisite
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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, 2) a working knowledge of fire behavior, and 3) a understanding of basic ecological principles. This course prepares the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and communicate the relationships between basic fire regimes and first-order fire effects. Topics include fire effects on biological systems, fire in ecosystems, fire effects on the physical environment, fire effects on the cultural resources, and management considerations. Pass/No Pass only.