WLF 354 - S-219 Firing Operations

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    Prerequisite
    Limitation on Enrollment: National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) qualified as a firefighter type 2 (FFT2).; 20 students in lab classes Society of American Foresters Accreditation Handbook, 2016, p.41: The ratio of full‐time‐equivalent students to full‐time‐equivalent instructors should not exceed 20 to 1 in indoor and field laboratories, Advisory: ENGL C1000; ENGL C1000H
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    Description
    The course introduces the roles and responsibilities of a Firing Boss, Single Resource (FIRB), and outlines duties of other personnel who may engage firing operations. The course discusses and illustrates common firing devices and techniques. The course provides students with important information regarding general tasks required to be successful. When feasible this course will demonstrate to students a real ignition or demonstrate the use of an actual firing device will assist in transferring these new concepts and skills to the job. There is an optional field day outlined in the course, it is the discretion of the delivery unit to include the field day.