S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior

This 4-day course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to predict fire behavior and understand the factors influencing fire dynamics. Topics include fire behavior models, fuel types, weather conditions, topography, and how they interact in wildland fire environments.

Objectives:

Identify and describe the characteristics of fuels, weather, and topography that influence wildland fire behavior. Describe the interaction of fuels, weather, and topography on wildland fire behavior, fireline tactics, and safety. Describe the causes of extreme fire behavior conditions (long range spotting, crowning, and fire whirls) that develop due to weather, fuels, and/or topography. Interpret, communicate, apply, and document wildland fire behavior and weather information.

• Prerequisite: S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
  • PDF copy of certificate will be requested when confirmed for the class.
• Maximum of 24 students, minimum of 20 students are needed 14 days prior to start date or it will be cancelled.
• Cost $425.00
• Students will be notified approximately one week prior to the start of class if the class is cancelled.
  • Refunds will be processed at that time.
• If the class is full and you would like to be added to the Wait List, please email us at Firetraining@chulavistaca.gov
  • In the subject title type in:  S290 Wait List Request

Tuition is non-refundable if a cancellation by Student is received within 14 days prior to the class start date.