Announcing a new Program in Wildland Fire at Lane Community College!
A new Wildland Fire Management Certificate program at Lane Community College is for wildland fire practitioners and those who seek to understand the ecological role of wildland fire, indigenous use of fire, and the issues facing fire managers today.
Including the required “red card” training and a whole lot more. Lane Community College (LCC) in Eugene, Oregon, is currently accepting applications for the upcoming Fall Semester to participate in the rollout of their new Wildland Fire Management Certificate. Some courses have a field component, and every effort will be made to get students experience on-site to view and participate in nearby prescribed burns this fall in the Willamette Valley. Registration for classes closes September 15th.
Starting this September, introductory courses in fire science and management will be offered in a unique, first-of-its-kind certificate program in ecological fire management. Courses are designed to prepare the next generation of fire practitioners with the skills and knowledge needed for fire-related jobs enhancing community safety, resource sustainability, and land stewardship. Certificates can be earned in three academic terms, but current "red carded" firefighters can earn their certificates in just two terms. Community members not interested in earning a certificate can enroll in individual courses that interest them. Classes will provide valuable information for anyone who is interested in or affected by wildland fire including those who work in the woods, aspiring and current wildland firefighters, forest conservationists, members of prescribed burn associations, prescribed fire councils, Fire Safe & watershed councils, environmental educators, small woodlot owners, and rural residents. Be among the first in our region to enter LCC's new "trailblazing" program in wildland fire!
Learn to monitor fire weather and fire behavior.
To complete the certificate program, students will take National Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (NWCG) courses required to qualify for an agency “red card,” unless they already have one. That basic instruction is followed up with help in applying for wildland fire jobs at the Federal, State and local level. Students will explore traditional cultural burning practices alongside the writing of fire historians like Stephen Pyne. They will learn the language of wildland fire behavior. Those in the program will also learn how to plan and implement a prescribed fire and how to characterize and measure forest fuels. Working with fire, rather than always fighting and excluding fire, students in the certificate program will also get coursework in Forest Ecology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). And, most importantly, they will go to the field to watch fire practitioners from other agencies conduct burns and participate directly in those burns if they already possess a current red card. Sign up for classes now! Spaces are filling fast.
Learn to measure live and dead fuel attributes.
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