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Fire Fundamentals: Fueling the Flames

The purpose of this section of the class is to become familiar with the terminology and grounding concepts central to wild land fire management. This section will include a historical overview of where fires have occurred and how they have been treated, cultivated, or fought. We will cover an overview of the main terms relevant to fuels, fire behavior, and fire effects. We will also discuss where and why fire occur and their principal sources of ignition. The lectures and readings in this section, will enable the student to achieve the following learning objectives:

  • Know the terminology of wildland fire management and Understand when and where it is appropriate to use that terminology

  • Understand what fuels are and Explain why knowledge of fuels are important

  • Understand what fire behavior metrics exist and Explain why they are used

  • Understand what fire fire effects exist and Explain why they are important

  • Understand where fire occurs and why fire regimes change

  • Understand the early lessons of fire management in Australia and South Africa.

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Assignments and Blackboard Discussions:

Required Reading [Readings must be completed before lectures each week]:

  • Week 2: Arno and Alisson-Bunnell (2002), Chapter 1. Why Learn about Fire?, pp 1-8

  • Week 3: Pyne (2001), Chapter 1. Fire and Earth: Creating Combustion, pp3-26.

  • Week 4: Arno and Alisson-Bunnell (2002), Chapter 6. Different Forests, Different Fires, pp 65-87  

  • Week 5: Arno and Alisson-Bunnell (2002), Chapter 4. Fire Behavior: Why and How Fire Burns, pp 38-49