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    FIRET 505 - Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations (S-390)

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    Credits
    1
    Prerequisite
    As required by the National Wildfire Fire Behavior Coordinating Group
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    Concepts required in calculating wildland fire behavior for safe and effective fire management operations. Includes local and regional fire behavior issues critical to wildland firefighting, comparison of the effects of daytime solar radiation and nighttime heat losses from various sources, descriptions of the effects of terrain, vegetation, clouds, and wind on relative humidity, three types of inversions, and their effects on wildland fire behavior. Graded on a Pass or No Pass basis only.