Wildland Fuel and Fire Technology (A.S.)
Required course work includes the following:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 1101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| FOR 1400 | Introduction to Forest Management | 2 |
| FOR 1700 | Introduction to Computer Applications in Natural Resources | 1 |
| FIRE 1101 | Career in Fire and Fuels | 2 |
| FIRE 1130 | Introduction to Wildland Fire Management | 2 |
| FIRE 1212 | Saws and Pumps | 1 |
| FIRE 2213 | Vegetation Management | 2 |
| FIRE 2215 | Wildland-Urban Interface Assessment and Communication | 2 |
| FIRE 2244 | Introduction to Fuels Inventory and Monitoring | 2 |
| FIRE 2256 | Science Synthesis in Fire Ecology and Management | 2 |
| FIRE 2261 | Field Navigation and Fire Technology | 2 |
| FIRE 2273 | Medical Response and Stress Management in Natural Resources | 2 |
| FIRE 2280 | Leadership and Decision-Making in Fire Management | 2 |
| FIRE 2290 | Anticipating Wildland Fire Behavior | 2 |
| FIRE 2310 | Introduction to Fire Effects and Management | 2 |
| FIRE 2980 | Wildland Fuels and Fire Internship | 1 |
| FIRE 3321 | Cultural Use of Fire | 3 |
| FIRE 3323 | Communication and Facilitative Instruction in Fire Management | 2 |
| MATH 1123 | Math in Modern Society | 3 |
| or MATH 1143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | |
| PHIL 2010 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| SOC 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Select 20 credits of General Education electives | 20 | |
| Total Hours | 70 | |
Courses to total 70 credits for this degree
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRE 1130 | Introduction to Wildland Fire Management | 2 |
| FIRE 1101 | Career in Fire and Fuels | 2 |
| FOR 1700 | Introduction to Computer Applications in Natural Resources | 1 |
| COMM 1101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 1123 or MATH 1143 | Math in Modern Society or Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| FIRE 2310 | Introduction to Fire Effects and Management | 2 |
| FOR 1400 | Introduction to Forest Management | 2 |
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| PHIL 2010 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| SOC 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 20 | |
| Summer Term 1 | ||
| FIRE 2980 | Wildland Fuels and Fire Internship | 1 |
| Hours | 1 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| FIRE 1212 | Saws and Pumps | 1 |
| FIRE 2280 | Leadership and Decision-Making in Fire Management | 2 |
| FIRE 2213 | Vegetation Management | 2 |
| FIRE 2256 | Science Synthesis in Fire Ecology and Management | 2 |
| FIRE 2273 | Medical Response and Stress Management in Natural Resources | 2 |
| FIRE 2244 | Introduction to Fuels Inventory and Monitoring | 2 |
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| FIRE 2215 | Wildland-Urban Interface Assessment and Communication | 2 |
| FIRE 2290 | Anticipating Wildland Fire Behavior | 2 |
| FIRE 2261 | Field Navigation and Fire Technology | 2 |
| FIRE 3321 | Cultural Use of Fire | 3 |
| FIRE 3323 | Communication and Facilitative Instruction in Fire Management | 2 |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 70 | |
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After completing the Applied Associate of Science in Wildland Fuel and Fire Technology, students will be able to:
- Identify the primary factors associated with the start, spread, and management of wildfires and prescribed fires in forests and rangelands.
- Demonstrate the proper application of fuel measurement techniques and be able complete fuel assessments in forest, rangelands, and the wildland-urban interface.
- Demonstrate the proper use of fire equipment and fire suppression and prescribed fire techniques.
- Effectively synthesize and communicate fire and fuels management information to the public.
- Demonstrate an ability to measure fire effects.
- Demonstrate ability to assume leadership roles in fire and fuels management.
- Identify cultural uses, programmatic structures, policies, and administration in fuels and fire management.