RX341 - RX Fire Burn Plan Preparation

Reviewed: 2009     Hours: 36

Course Description:

The purpose of RX-341, Prescribed Fire Plan Preparation, is to provide students with the skills/knowledge to prepare a prescribed fire plan for technical review and approval in accordance with the Interagency Prescribed Fire Planning and Implementation Procedures Reference Guide.

Objectives:

• Describe prescribed fire planning policies and guidelines.
• Identify and describe the processes involved in preparing a prescribed fire plan.
• Develop and defend a prescribed fire plan that safely meets management objectives.

 

Target Group:

This course is suggested training for all students who are involved in or plan to be involved in the preparation of prescribed fire plans.

Other positions that would benefit from this course are firing boss (FIRB), fire effects monitor (FEMO), air regulators, fire ecologists, private land owners (eg. TNC), other state and private agencies, prescribed fire consultants, and fire planners.

 

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

All instructors must have prescribed fire plan writing and technical review experience. Lead Instructor must be qualified as an RXB2.

Also see Instructor Certification at the beginning of the Field Manager's Course Guide.

Prerequisites:

Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations, S-390
Proficient in the use of BehavePlus
Successful completion of pre-course material

In addition to the above:
Fire personnel must be qualified as Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4)
Resource personnel must have knowledge of fire suppression principles and techniques

Students desiring to take both RX-341 and RX-301 (Prescribed Fire Implementation) will benefit from taking RX-341 first.

 

Offer Level:
Regional, state or area

This Course Description is verbatim from the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (156 page PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and accurate as of 12-18-2009.

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