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Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting for the Structural Company Officer F0610

Training Specialist


Richard Sexton
301-447-7687

Delivery type


2-day off-campus

Continuing education units


1.4

ACE recommendation


In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in fire science or fire management.

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
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
Russell Shoultz
Deputy Chief
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
225-955-5594
russell.shoultz@la.gov
Brian Crazes
Captain
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
225-413-5976
michael.crazes@la.gov
Chase Hawthorne
Captain
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
337-319-3822
chase.hawthorne@la.gov
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
Alan Joos
Chief
Nebraska Fire Marshal Agency
308-385-6893
alan.joos@nebraska.gov
Darin Lintner
Training Chief
Nebraska Fire Marshal Agency
402-269-0856
darin.lintner@nebraska.gov
CCP
October 28 - 29, 2023 Cancelled Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Russell Shoultz
Deputy Chief
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
225-955-5594
russell.shoultz@la.gov
Brian Crazes
Deputy Chief
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
225-413-5976
michael.crazes@la.gov
Chase Hawthorne
Captain
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
337-319-3822
chase.hawthrone@la.gov
CCP
November 3 - 4, 2023 Layton, Utah
Dennis Goudy
Program Manager
Utah Fire and Rescue Academy
801-652-3852
dennis.goudy@uvu.edu
Marc McElreath
Assistant Director
Utah Fire and Rescue Academy
marcm@uvu.edu
Scott Maughan
Assistant Chief
Layton City Fire Department
801-660-9355
smaughan@laytoncity.org
CCP
November 4 - 5, 2023 Cancelled Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Russell Shoultz
Deputy Chief
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
225-955-5594
russell.shoultz@la.gov
Brian Crazes
Deputy Chief
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
225-413-5976
michael.crazes@la.gov
Chase Hawthorne
Captain
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
337-319-3822
chase.hawthrone@la.gov
CCP
December 2 - 3, 2023 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Russell Shoultz
Deputy Chief
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
225-955-5594
russell.shoultz@la.gov
Brian Crazes
Deputy Chief
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
225-413-5976
michael.crazes@la.gov
Chase Hawthorne
Captain
LA Office of State Fire Marshal
337-319-3822
chase.hawthrone@la.gov
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
Jeff Johnston
Certification Coordinator
AZCFSE
602-775-3387
jeff.johnston@azcfse.org
Daniel Bramble
Battalion Chief-Training
Payson Fire Department
928-595-1118
dbramble@paysonaz.gov
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
Ryan Seykora
Training Chief
Owatonna Fire Department
507-444-2454
ryan.seykora@ci.owatonna.mn.us
CCP
April 18 - 19, 2024 Lihue, Hawaii
Gary Lum
Administrative Specialist III
Hawaii State Fire Council
808-723-7169
glum@honolulu.gov
Socrates Bratakos
Administrative Specialist II
Hawaii State Fire Council
808-723-7176
sbratakos@honolulu.gov
Micah Mokuahi
Fire Captain
Kauai Fire Department
808-241-4165
mmokuahi@kauai.gov
CCP