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Wildland Firefighting Prevention, Investigation, Prescribed Burning

Award Type: Associate in Science

The graduate of the Associate in Science in Wildland Firefighting Prevention, Investigation, Prescribed Burning will:

• Demonstrate the skill set necessary for a successful career in Fire Service, Environmental Technology, and/or Emergency Medical Services.
• Show knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations and codes pertaining to safety and efficiency in all risk emergencies and scenarios pertaining to fire, safety, and/or medical services.

Program Requirements

Prerequisites for all wildland firefighting courses are the following two National Wildfire Coordinating Group Incident Command System Courses.

Course Number	Course Title	Units
WFT 301	Introduction to Incident Command System I-100	0.5
WFT 302	Basic Incident Command System I-200	0.5

A major of 30 units is required for the associate in science degree.

Required core courses (15 Units):

Course Number	Course Title	Units
WFT 101	Wildland Fire Behavior	3.0
WFT 102	Wildland Firefighter Safety and Survival	3.0
WFT 103	Wildland Fire Operations	3.0
WFT 104	Wildland Public Information Officer, Prevention, and Investigation	3.0
WFT 105	Wildland Fire Planning, Logistics, and Finance	3.0

Plus a minimum of 15 units selected from the following:

Course Number	Course Title	Units
WFT 303	Intermediate Incident Command System I-300	1.5
WFT 304	Advanced Incident Command System I-400	1.0
WFT 305	Multi-Agency Coordination I-401	0.5
WFT 306	Incident Command System for Executives I-402	0.5
WFTP 310	Prescribed Fire for Burn Bosses RX-300	2.0
WFTP 311	Introduction to Wildfire Prevention P-101	0.5
WFTP 312	Inspecting Fire Prone Property P-110	0.5
WFTP 313	California Basic Fire Prevention P-140	2.0
WFTP 314	Wildfire Origin and Cause Determination P-151	1.5
WFTP 315	Introduction to Public Information Officer S-203	2.0
WFTP 317	Intermediate Fire Prevention P-240	2.0
WFTP 320	Wildland Fire Prevention Planning P-301	2.0
WFTP 321	Wildland Fire Prevention Marketing P-303	2.0
WFTP 322	Advanced Fire Prevention P-340	2.0
WFTP 323	Introduction to Fire Effects RX-340	2.0
WFTP 324	Information Officer S-403	2.0
WFTP 326	Smoke Management Techniques RX-450	2.0

or the following WFTO courses

Course Number	Course Title	Units
WFTO 310	Basic Fire Suppression Orientation S-110	0.5
WFTO 313	Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior S-190	0.5
WFTO 315	Supervisory Concepts and Techniques S-201	1.0
WFTO 316	Fire Operations in the Urban Interface S-205	2.0
WFTO 325	Ignition Operations S-234	2.0
WFTO 329	Fire Business Management Principles S-260	1.0
WFTO 332	Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior S-290	2.0
WFTO 334	Leadership and Organizational Development S-301	1.5
WFTO 344	Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations S-390	2.0
WFTO 355	Training Specialist S-445	1.0
WFTO 358	Facilitative Instructor PMS 925	2.0
WFTO 362	Campbell Prediction System	1.0