Online courses provided by the Wildland Fire Management Research, Development, & Application Fuels and Fire Ecology Group.

Available courses

IFTDSS Workshop (April 20, 2016 Boise, Id) copy 1


This course is the precourse work to the Spring 2016 Interagency Fuels Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) Workshop. 
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IFTDSS Workshop (April 20, 2016 Boise, Id)


This course is the precourse work to the Spring 2016 Interagency Fuels Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) Workshop. 
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  • Instructor: Sam Amato
  • Instructor: Kim Ernstrom
  • Instructor: Dan Mindar
  • Instructor: Caroline Noble
  • Instructor: Diane Rau
  • Instructor: Bre Schueller

Nomographs: Using Fire Behavior Nomographs to Estimate Fire Behavior Characteristics


This companion course to the 40 Fire Behavior Fuel Model course describes the history of nomographs and the use of the new nomographs format for estimating fire behavior (see below course objectives for details).
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Wildland Fire Assessment Tool

The Wildland Fire Assessment Tool course will familiarize you with the background of the tool, its function, and its application potential. You will also gain practice using the tool through a hands-on exercise. With this knowledge, you will be able to use the tool for your own projects and create …
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Introduction to the 40 Fire Behavior Fuel Models

This course was designed to assist users in understanding and applying the Scott and Burgan (2005) 40 Fire Behavior Fuel Models. The course provides the participant with an overview of the FBFM40, discusses the resources available to assist in learning about these fire behavior fuel models, and exp…
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Fuel Loading Models

Successful completion of this course will provide you with an understanding of Fuel Loading Models, or FLMs – a new classification system for predicting fire effects (such as smoke and fuel consumption) from on-site surface fuel. You’ll learn the background and structure of the system and will …
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FCCS: Introduction to the Fuel Characteristic Classification System


This course provides essential information on FCCS and instruction on how to download, install, & use the FCCS software. The course also covers real-world applications of FCCS and includes an exercise.
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