S495 - Geospatial Fire Analysis, Interpretation, and Application

Reviewed: 2009     Hours: 160

Course Description:

The primary purpose of this course is to provide the knowledge base for developing short-, mid-, and long-term geospatial fire analysis for the long term analyst (LTAN) and fire behavior analyst (FBAN). S-495 conveys the latest processes and technology to assess weather, climatology, historic fires, fuels, and biophysical attributes to develop deterministic and probabilistic fire growth for various timeframes. Concepts taught will help an LTAN and FBAN perform at an acceptable level on a national basis without regard to geographic boundaries. The course is presented by distance learning, lectures, electronic presentations, and class discussion.

Objectives:

• Prepare future LTANs with advanced geospatial fire analysis, interpretation and application skills, preparatory for S-590.
• Introduce future FBANs to geospatial fire analysis, interpretation and application skills preparatory for completing task book items related to geospatial analysis.
• Equip technical specialists with geospatial fire analysis, assessment, and interpretation skills.
• Provide continuing education to qualified LTANs, FBANs, and technical specialists by providing the most recent advancements in geospatial fire analyses.

Target Group:

• Personnel desiring to be qualified as long-term analyst (LTAN) or a technical specialist in geospatial analysis (GIST) or fire behavior analyst (FBAN) completing position task book items relating to spatial fire analysis.
• Qualified LTANs, FBANs, and technical specialists seeking training on recent advancements; personnel using fire behavior models to assist in fuels planning, fire planning or ecosystem restoration; line officers faced with fire management decisions; incident commanders; and personnel preparing data for analysis.

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead and unit instructors must be qualified LTANs, FBANs, incident meteorologists (IMET), technical specialists, or GIS specialists with verified fire experience developing geospatial fire behavior analyses or providing data for such analyses.
Lesson instructors must have applied experience with the materials being presented.
Also see Instructor Certification at the beginning of the Field Manager's Course Guide.

Prerequisites:

Advanced Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations (S-490).
Successful completion of pre-qualifying exam.
Students not seeking certification can access the online self-paced lessons without prerequisites.

Offer Level:
National

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