P301 - Wildland Fire Prevention Planning

Reviewed: 2010     Hours: 32

Course Description:

This course is designed for fire prevention and education program leaders and fire program managers with wildland fire prevention, education and mitigation responsibilities. The course promotes a collaborative planning process in developing and effective and efficient fire prevention and education program at the local, state, tribal, regional or national program level. Topics include: assessment, planning, the collaborative process, communication, and monitoring accomplishments. This course is an intermediate course in the wildland fire prevention training curriculum.

Course Goal
Students will acquire knowledge and skills to collaboratively develop fire prevention and education plans with stakeholders at the local, state, tribal, regional, or national level.

Objectives:

The student will acquire knowledge and skills necessary to plan a long-term fire prevention and education program with the objective of reducing the risks, hazards, and losses to people, communities, and resources from wildland fire.

Target Group:

Fire prevention and education program leaders and fire program managers with wildland fire prevention, education and mitigation responsibilities.

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Instructors must be fully competent in wildland fire prevention planning procedures and have a wide range of wildfire prevention experience.

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

Prerequisites:

None, although it is recommended that students take Fire Prevention Education 1 (P-101) prior to attending P-301.

Offer Level:
Local

This Course Description is verbatim from the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (156 page PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and accurate as of 2-7-2011.

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