After instructing S390 Intermediate Fire Behaviour with BCWS for eight years, I’ve taken the course and updated it for a wildland fire response, controlled fire and fuels management audiences. You will gain more confidence with the Red Book and prescription writing. This version of S390 was adapted to meet the needs of fire suppression, prescribed fire, fuels management and FireSmart so prescriptions and plans are designed with a professional level of fire behaviour.

At successful completion of this course, participants will have met the following learning outcomes under the Canadian Forest Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) System:

1. Identify and describe the characteristics of fuels, weather, and topography that influence fire behaviour.

2. Describe the interaction of fuels, weather, and topography on fire behaviour in wildfire, prescribed fire, fuels management and safety.

3. Interpret, communicate, apply, and document fire behaviour and weather information.

4. Demonstrate the use of weather tools and Red Book to determine primary outputs and fire behaviour predictions.

5. Recognize the FBP Fuel Type Descriptions and unique fire behaviour and effects for each type.

6. Apply the information to develop safe and effective fire management decisions, e.g., fuels management, prescribed fire, suppression.

Two days. Mininum of 14 students up to a maximum of 20. This course comes with a Red Book and Student Workbook.