FNR 33350: Applied Fire Ecology

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Fire, either as a natural disturbance or anthropogenically mediated disturbance, has been a feature of almost every major terrestrial ecosystem in North America. In this era of climate change, land management agencies are increasingly using fire both to manage terrestrial ecosystems and to actively contain wildfire. This class will provide basic understanding to both fire behavior and its ecological impacts on terrestrial ecosystems, focusing on systems common to the Central Hardwood Region. Students will get experience conducting prescribed fire and take Firefighter Type II (FFT2) online training modules, in partial fulfillment of requirements of an Incident Qualification Card (i.e., "red card"). Students will learn how to develop a burn plan for a given property, including assessment of risks, prediction of fire behavior (i.e., BEHAVE model), and estimation of burn effects.

Course FNR 33350 from Purdue University - West Lafayette.