WLF 359 - S-236 Heavy Equipment Boss

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    Prerequisite
    Limitation on Enrollment: National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) qualified as Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) and satisfactory completion of pre-course work.; 20 students in lab class Rationale: 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
    This course is designed to meet the training needs of a Heavy Equipment Boss, Single Resource (HEQB) on an incident as outlined in the National Incident Management System: Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide, PMS 310-1, and the position task book developed for the position. The target group for this course is personnel desiring to be qualified as Heavy Equipment Boss, Single Resource (HEQB). Primary considerations are tactical use and safety precautions required to establish and maintain an effective dozer operation. A field exercise is required as part of the course.