WUI002 - Wildland Fire Behavior & Forecasting
Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting
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18m
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.
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WUI003 - Managing Risk & Firefighter ...
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.
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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...
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WUI005 - Firefighting Strategies & Ta...
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.
