This 2-day course identifies operational activities and safety concerns for structural Company Officers (COs) assigned to a wildland urban interface (WUI) incident.
Topics covered include:
- Introduction to WUI firefighting.
- Interface environment.
- Wildland fire behavior.
- Command and control issues of WUI firefighting.
- Tactics.
Pre-course materials and course syllabus
| Instructions to Download Student Manual: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_0610.pdf PDF 109KB |
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| Course Syllabus: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0610.pdf PDF 139KB |
COs or chief officers who may be in command of a single resource or Strike Team at the scene of a wildland/WUI incident.
Upcoming offerings
Email or call the official under Contact(s) if you are interested in attending a course.
| Dates | Availability | Location | Contact(s) | CCP |
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| May 7 - 8, 2024 | Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Cindy Rice
Professional Services Coordinator Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training 405-744-7485 crice@osufst.org
Caroline Reed
Director Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training 405-744-3234 creed@osufst.org |
CCP | |
| May 29 - 30, 2024 | West Monroe, Louisiana |
Russell Shoultz
Deputy Chief Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal 225-955-5594 russell.shoultz@la.gov |
CCP | |
| June 6 - 7, 2024 | Bluemont, Virginia |
Kristoffer McAlister
Training and Safety Officer Mount Weather Fire Department 540-542-2660 kristoffer.mcalister@fema.dhs.gov |
CCP | |
| June 27 - 28, 2024 | Destrahan, Louisiana | CCP | ||
| September 5 - 6, 2024 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Socrates Bratakos
Administrative Specialist II Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7176 sbratakos@honolulu.gov |
CCP |