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:
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Know the terminology of wildland fire management and
Understand when and where it is appropriate to use that
terminology
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Understand what fuels are and Explain
why knowledge of fuels are important
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Understand what fire behavior
metrics exist and
Explain why they are
used
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Understand what fire fire effects
exist and
Explain why they are
important
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Understand where fire occurs and why fire regimes change
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Understand the early lessons of fire management in Australia
and South Africa.
Lectures:
Assignments and Blackboard Discussions:
Required Reading [Readings must be completed before
lectures each week]:
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Week 2:
Arno and Alisson-Bunnell (2002),
Chapter 1. Why Learn about Fire?, pp 1-8
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Week 3: Pyne (2001), Chapter 1. Fire and Earth: Creating Combustion,
pp3-26.
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Week 4:
Arno and Alisson-Bunnell (2002),
Chapter 6. Different Forests, Different Fires, pp 65-87
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Week 5:
Arno and Alisson-Bunnell (2002),
Chapter 4. Fire Behavior: Why and How Fire Burns, pp 38-49
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