Introduction
Welcome to the RX-301 Prescribed Fire Implementation pre-course work.
In this pre-course work students will familiarize themselves with various aspects of the Burn Boss position and its relation to the use of prescribed fire as a management tool.
Objectives
Students will:
1. Review and be prepared to discuss interagency policy, agency specific policy and unit planning documents that permit the use of prescribed fire as a management tool.
2. Demonstrate the ability to interpret and validate BehavePlus outputs as they apply to burn plan objectives and prescription.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of ignition, holding, and monitoring skills necessary to implement a prescribed fire.
4. Identify all required burn plan elements per national policy.
Assignment
1. Read and be ready to discuss the “Guide to Successful Prescribed Burn” by Bill Ott.
Guide to Successful Prescribed Burn
2. Download and answer all questions included in the RX-301 pre-course work and bring it to class or submit it as directed by your instructor or course coordinator. Refer to the reference material links below for necessary information needed to complete the pre-course work.
RX-301 Pre-Course Work (to download, select 'save' after clicking this link)
3. Download and print the following prescribed fire documents and BRING THEM TO CLASS!!! They will be used in exercises throughout the course.
Impassable Bay Prescribed Fire Review
Prescribed Fire Lessons Learned- Escaped Prescribed Fire Reviews
Lowden Ranch Prescribed Fire Review
*review -- http://wildfirelessons.net/documents/lowden_review.pdf
*appendix -- http://wildfirelessons.net/documents/lowden_rpt_appendix.pdf
Interagency Prescribed Fire Planning and Implementation Procedures and Reference Guide
Reference and Instructional Material
Fireline Handbook Appendix B
Interagency Standards for Fire and Aviation Operations
Ignition Scenario Map
Holding Scenario Map
Technical Requirements
BehavePlus (Download)
Note: Click for on-line BehavePlus Self Study Training.
MS Word or MS Wordpad
Email program (Lotus Notes, Outlook, MSN, AOL, etc.)
Adobe Reader (Download)
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