RX-300    

Prescribed Fire Burn Boss

This course will provide students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to prepare, critically evaluate, and implement a prescribed fire plan in accordance with the NWCG Standards for Prescribed Fire Planning and Implementation, PMS 484.

Units 1 through 12 focus on prescribed fire planning, and units 13 through 19 focus on prescribed fire implementation. Students must pass the implementation assessment and the final presentation to obtain a certificate.

Objective:

  • Prepare a prescribed fire plan in accordance with policy and guidelines.

  • Critically review prescribed fire plans and identify the necessary information for prescribed fire implementation.

  • Discuss prescribed fire implementation strategies and identify their application in various scenarios.

  • Evaluate, revise, and defend a prescribed fire plan that safely meets management objectives.

What you need to bring…..

Notebook/pencil/pen

Reusable water bottle

Snacks (lunch provided)

Any medications currently prescribed

Pre-Requisites

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Pre-Requisites ***

- Qualified as a Firing Boss, Single Resource (FIRB) and Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4).

- S-390, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations.

- Proficient in the use of BehavePlus.

- Recommended - RX-310, Introduction to Fire Effects

- Recommended – S-244, Field Observer and Fire Effects Monitor

Course Pre-Work & Instructor Contact

Instructor: Quentin Johnson

Contact Quentin.johnson@usda.gov with any questions

Complete pre-work prior to attending class.

There are 6 modules that will need to be completed on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal. You can find the 6 module titles on page 2 of the document linked above.

The pre-work is time intensive and could take up to 24 hours. Ensure that you give yourself enough time to complete the material prior to the course. There is a knowledge gap in fire modeling. The prework is intended to close the knowledge gap between S-390, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations, 2007 and RX-341, Prescribed Fire Plan Preparation, 2009 so that students can implement modeling in this class.