Title: Evaluate forest wildfire fighting techniques.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (03063-III) > Section: Managing Forests and Forestland

Evaluation should include an understanding of how fires burn, move, and are influenced by weather and fuel sources. Techniques should include, but not be limited to

- construction of back burns
- use and construction of firelines
- materials and tools used to fight and control fire
- safety factors to fighting fire (human/structural).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the principle behind constructing a back burn?
- What tools are used to cut through subsoil to control ground fire burns?
- How are climate and topography used when determining how to approach and fight a wildfire?