FTWP 126 - SMOKE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES RX-410

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    Description
    This course leads students through the ecological and historical role of fire, characteristics of smoke, and the health, safety, and visibility impacts of smoke. Other topics include public relations, legal requirements, meteorology, fuel consumption, smoke production dispersion modeling, and operational smoke management strategies. This course is designed to be interactive in nature. It contains a panel discussion, several exercises designed to facilitate group and class participation and case studies from a variety of fuel types and political challenges. The pre- course work assignment is designed to familiarize students with the Smoke Management Guide and air quality regulations that impact prescribed fire programs). FIRST AID/CPR/EMT (FAID)