FIRES 121: Wildland Firefighter

Subject
Fire Service
Credits 2
Quarter Offered
Fall,
Spring
Instructional Mode
In-person
This course introduces students to wild land fire behavior, tactics, the 10 standard fire-fighting orders, and the 18 "watch out" situations found in wild-land situations. The course includes elements of S-130 and S-190, and includes an arduous Pack Test and fire shelter deployment which leads to wild-land Red-Card certification
Outcomes
  • Identify the 18 watch out situations.
  • Restate the 10 standard firefighting orders.
Prerequisites
FIRES105, FIRES107, FIRES108, FIRES109
Distribution
Career Training
Notes
Face-to-face course