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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
NRM 72 | Title:
FIRE CNTROL/ITS USE |
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Full Title:
Forest Fire Control & Its Use |
Last Reviewed:1/25/2021 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
FOR 72
Catalog Description:
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Principles of fire behavior, control and prevention. Also covers the productive use of fire in forestry applications. Necessary for US Forest Service, USDA "Red Card" certification.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Principles of fire behavior, control and prevention. Also covers the productive use of fire in forestry applications. Necessary for US Forest Service, USDA "Red Card" certification.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Summarize the factors that influence fire behavior.
2. Compare alternative fire fighting actions and their influences on fire
behavior.
3. Implement fire standards for firefighter safety.
4. Distinguish among wildland fire behaviors as they relate to
environmental factors.
5. Evaluate the I.C.S (Incident Command System) organizational structure
and chain of command in emergency situations and explain their role in the
overall context of wildland fire suppression.
6. Differentiate among types of firefighting equipment and determine when
each should be used.
7. Compare and contrast the different methods of attacking a forest fire.
8. Apply the ten standard fire-fighting rules.
9. Propose ways to use fire in silviculture practices to improve forest
and range lands.
10. Describe the use of hand tools, chain saws, and other firefighting
equipment and outline standard procedures for operating around bulldozers,
helicopters, and fixed wing aircraft.
11. Describe the safe use of chain saws and related equipment as it
concerns felling, limbing, and bucking operations.
12. Identify the basic components of power saws and troubleshoot to
determine malfunctions.
Topics and Scope
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I. Introduction
A. History of wildland fire technology/suppression
B. Fire terminology
C. Wildland firefighting agencies
II. Fire Physics
A. Fire behavior
B. Fuels
C. Weather
1. basic principles
2. temperature
3. atmospheric moisture
4. atmospheric stability
5. wind
6. thunderstorms
D. Topography
III. Fire Suppression and Firefighter Safety
A. Fire line safety and fire shelters
B. Fire standards
C. Fire line construction and safety
D. Mop-up techniques and safety
IV. Fire Tools
A. Tools and apparatus
1. tool safety
2. maintenance
B. Chain saws and crosscut saws
1. safety
2. operation
3. techniques
a. felling
b. limbing
c. bucking
4. maintenance and troubleshooting
V. Air Operations
A. Helicopter procedures and safety
B. Fixed wing aircraft procedures and safety
VI. Regulations
A. I.C.S. (Incident Command System)
B. Chain of command
C. Sexual harassment
VII. Field Skills
A. Field conduct
B. Woodsmanship
C. Field performance
D. Line construction
E. Power saws
VIII. Fire Use
A. Silviculture practices
B. Improving forest and range lands
C. Native American use of fire for land management
Assignments:
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Representative assignments:
1. Readings in assigned text(s) 15 - 20 pagers per week.
2. Homework, including definitions, short answer, fill-ins.
3. Given fire scenarios, determine which you would respond to first and
why. Write an explanation of your reasoning.
4. Term paper of 5-8 pages on a topic such as Organization of Federal or
State wildland firefighting agencies; History of fire suppression; Native
American use of fire; Review of a major fire.
5. Oral presentation based on the term paper.
6. Midterm; final exam.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 20 - 30% |
Term papers | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 10 - 20% |
Homework problems | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 5 - 15% |
Oral presentation. | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 40 - 60% |
Multiple choice, Completion, Short answer. | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 0% |
None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics and
Safety. Teie, William C. Deer Valley Press, 2003.
Wildland Firefighting: Fire Behavior, Tactics & Command. Perry, Donald G.
Fire Publications, Inc., 1990.
Prescribed Burning in California Wildlands Vegetation Management. Biswell,
Harold H. University of California Press: 1999.
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