Title: Identify fire management strategies used in natural resource systems.
Course: Introduction to Natural Resources and Ecology Systems (18504) > Section: Managing Forest Resources

Identification may include

- differentiating between desirable and undesirable fires and researching the role fire plays in a healthy ecosystem
- explaining techniques used to fight wildfires, managing prescribed fires, and ensuring human safety
- explaining the benefits of a controlled burn
- forest fire prevention methods and programs
- forest fire suppression tools and techniques
- concepts associated with the ignition and behavior of fire triangles
- developing a prevention plan for harmful fires for a particular region.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to ensure that firefighter and public safety is the highest priority for all fire management activities?
- How are fire management strategies used to reduce wildland fire risk to private and public property?
- Why is it important to refine management practices by improving knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring?
- Why is it important to develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management?
- What are some environmental factors influencing fire management?
- When should a prescribed fire be used?
- What is the purpose of a prescribed fire?
- What is the difference between fire prevention and fire suppression?
- What are some examples of fire prevention and fires suppression techniques?
- What agencies oversee fire prevention/suppression?