Course only available to on-campus weekend program students.
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://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0610.pdf PDF 132KB |
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| Course Syllabus: | https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_w0610.pdf PDF 132KB |
COs or chief officers who may be in command of a single resource or Strike Team at the scene of a WUI incident.
Incident Command System (ICS)-100-level and ICS-200-level training. Preferred courses are Q0462 and Q0463, available through NFA Online. Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training.
Upcoming offerings
Apply online if you are interested in attending a state or national weekend program.