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NWCG L-180, Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service Q0902 - L180

Delivery type


Online - Self-Study

ACE recommendation


There is not an American Council on Education credit recommendation for this course.

"Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service" exposes students to human performance concepts as part of basic wildland firefighter training.

This course is specifically designed for entry-level operational personnel; however, this course also applies to all wildland fire service personnel, including nonoperational personnel. At the end of this online self-study course, students will be able to practice decision-making skills in an interactive simulation as a member of a fire crew and will apply their human factors knowledge to a variety of scenarios.

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