FIRE 165   Fundamentals of Wildland Urban Interface Fire Suppression* (3 Hours)

Prerequisites : Department approval.

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required for responding to fires in the wildland/urban interface. This might include structural firefighters who are not primarily wildland firefighters who may be called on to help suppress fires in wildland fuels that threaten structures. This course is designed to assist structure and wildland firefighters who will be making tactical decisions when confronting wildland fire that threatens life, property, and improvements, in the wildland/urban interface.