WILD4520 - Wildland Fire Management and Planning, Spring 2004

You will be introduced to the most important variables that affect fire behavior. You will see how the interactions of fire with its environment must influence our assessments of fire behavior. This course will also introduce you to mathematical fire models available to help us predict fire behavior.

Wildland Fire Management and Planning

FRWS 4520

Professor Michael Jenkins, Ph.D.

Wildland Resources
Utah State University

Course Structure: Online

Prerequisites: None

Image courtesy of Jodene Eikenberry

Course Description

You will be introduced to the most important variables that affect fire behavior. You will see how the interactions of fire with its environment must influence our assessments of fire behavior. This course will also introduce you to mathematical fire models available to help us predict fire behavior.

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Citation: Jenkins, M., admin. (2005, January 26). Wildland Fire Management and Planning. Retrieved November 24, 2009, from Free Online Course Materials — USU OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.usu.edu/Forest__Range__and_Wildlife_Sciences/Wildland_Fire_Management_and_Planning.
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