S580 - Advanced Fire Use Applications

Reviewed: NAFRI     Hours: 36

Course Description:

S-580 is designed to provide students with an understanding of the implementation process for appropriate management response to accomplish resource benefits over a wide range of management situations.

This course focuses on planning and implementation activities consistent with the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy.  Course information provides an understanding of wildland fire use planning processes, which are reinforced through exercises.  Advanced fire use examples and case studies are drawn from experiences in the wildland fire environment and showcase examples of wildland fire activities including wildland fire use, prescribed fire, and confinement strategies.

Objectives:

• Participants will know the underlying philosophy, goals and requirements to successfully implement fire use activities in support of resource and wilderness management goals.
• Participants will understand the process and need to complete wildland fire use implementation planning documents.

Target Group:

Fire Use Managers, agency administrators, Type 2 Incident Commanders, fire use management team members, and wilderness, fire, resource, and other staff with direct fire planning and implementation responsibilities.

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

This course is managed by a National Steering Committee.

Prerequisites:

Suggested Training: RX-310, Introduction to Fire Effects, and M-580, Fire in Ecosystem Management

Offer Level:
National

This Course Description is verbatim from the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (156 page PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and accurate as of 9-25-2008.

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