Introduction
Welcome to the S-234 Ignition Operations Pre-Course Work.

In this pre-course work students will utilize several reference materials to familiarize themselves with various aspects of burning operations in the prescribed/wildland fire enviornment. Activities include answering questions, asking questions, and studying definitions.

Objectives
Students will:

1. Read through pre-course work materials and become familiar with their content.

2. Answer questions, study definitions, and follow all instructions in pre-course material.

3. Demonstrate experience level and subject proficiency to instructors.

Assignment
The following pre-course study will take approximately 2 hours to complete and is required to attend S-234 Ignition Operations. It is meant to be an open book evaluation. Completed pre-work package must be brought to class for discussion and review..

S-234 Pre-Course Work(to download, select 'save' after clicking this link).

Reference and Instructional Material
Basic Land Navigation
http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/475/PMS475.pdf

Anderson’s Aids to Determining Fuel Models
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_int/int_gtr122.pdf

Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG), NFES 1077
http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/nfes1077/nfes1077.pdf

Fireline Handbook
http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/410-1/410-1.pdf

Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models: A Comprehensive
Set for Use with Rothermel’s Surface Fire Spread Model
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr153.pdf

Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations (Red Book) http://www.nifc.gov/policies/red_book.htm

Interagency Aerial Ignition Guide
http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/nifc/aviation/iaig.Par.95159.File.dat/IAIG.pdf

Technical Requirements
MS Word or Wordpad

Adobe Reader