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_Instructions_0610.pdf PDF 220KB |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21 - 22, 2023 | Alexandria, Louisiana | CCP | ||
| October 28 - 29, 2023 | Wewahitchka, Florida |
Angie Cain
Student Services Manager Division of State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire Standards and Training` 352-369-2818 Angie.Cain@MyFloridaCFO.com
Charlie Frank
State Volunteer Fire Coordinator Division of State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire Standards and Training` 352-369-2830 Charles.Frank@MyFloridaCFO.com
Matt Herring
EM Director / Fire Coordinator Gulf County Emergency Management 850-229-9110 MHerring@GulfCounty-FL.gov |
CCP | |
| October 28 - 29, 2023 | Omaha, Nebraska | CCP | ||
| October 28 - 29, 2023 | Cancelled | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | CCP | |
| November 3 - 4, 2023 | Layton, Utah | CCP | ||
| November 4 - 5, 2023 | Cancelled | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | CCP | |
| December 2 - 3, 2023 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | CCP | ||
| February 3 - 4, 2024 | Grand Junction, Colorado |
Marianne Maxfield
Certification Manager Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-5862 marianne.maxfield@state.co.us
Laura Renville
Program Assistant Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-5871 laura.renville@state.co.us |
CCP | |
| February 13 - 14, 2024 | Johnston, Iowa |
Don Minks
Special Program Manager Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau 515-727-3424 minks@dps.state.ia.us |
CCP | |
| March 5 - 6, 2024 | Payson, Arizona | CCP | ||
| April 6 - 7, 2024 | Owatonna, Minnesota |
Jared Rozeboom
Fire Service Specialist Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division 507-456-0907 jared.rozeboom@state.mn.us
Dan Buchholz
Training Specialist Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division 612-505-3323 daniel.buchholz@state.mn.us |
CCP | |
| April 18 - 19, 2024 | Lihue, Hawaii |
Socrates Bratakos
Administrative Specialist II Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7176 sbratakos@honolulu.gov |
CCP |