Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting
-
WUI001 - Wildland & WUI Firefighting: An Introduction
This title introduces wildland and WUI firefighting and identifies the differences between wildland and structural firefighting strategies, including operational challenges and hazards. Also presented is surface or ground fire terminology and a discussion on jurisdictional authority and responsib...
-
WUI002 - Wildland Fire Behavior & Forecasting
This title presents how to identify fuels and fuel characteristics, methods of heat transfer, and the effects of weather and topography on wildland fires. Also included is how to recognize and predict extreme fire behavior in the wildland fire environment.
-
WUI003 - Managing Risk & Firefighter Safety
This title presents ways to manage risk in the WUI environment, including use of PPE, situation awareness, good decision making, readiness of personnel and best practices in WUI communications.
-
WUI004 - Tactical Resources & Equipment
This title identifies common tools used in WUI firefighting, including equipment maintenance and safety. Also presented are safe procedures for using and working around fireline tools, a review of pre-firefighting considerations at active incidents and the use of forecasting systems, maps, and na...
-
WUI005 - Firefighting Strategies & Tactics
This title describes scene size-up report scene size-up report and considerations to take at a WUI event. Also described are WUI fire control strategies including fireline construction, and deployment tactics. In addition, trigger points and safety zones are presented.
-
WUI006 - Structure Triage & Scene Priorities
The title identifies priorities at a WUI incident, including how to perform structure triage. The rules of engagement are reviewed, structure prep, both exterior and interior, as well as firefighting tactics and demobilization procedures.
-
WUI007 - WUI Safety & Hazard Control
This title describes hazard mitigation and scene safety in the WUI environment including thunderstorm safety, last resort survival, vehicle and roadway safety, and aviation and airdrop safety.