Firefighting.jpgWildland Firefighting Minor Fall 2013  NEW!

The minor consists of 23 credits with both classroom and hands on training in the field. The courses are taught by experienced Wildland Firefighters and provide certification through the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Interested? Contact hper@nmu.edu
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"...the benefits that this program offers students as they find work in wildland fire may even open doors into other careers in Natural Resources, Forestry, Recreation, and many related fields as students are able to take the experience gained through these courses at Northern and build upon it elsewhere. The potential for success with an NMU wildland fire program is enhanced even more with the presence of incredibly professional and experienced instructors in the likes of Jeff Noble, Pete Glover, and Ben Wagner." Mitchell Glen, Montana DNRC Wildland Firefighter and NMU Student
 

Wildland Firefighting Courses Offered Winter 2013       

RE 295A (3 Credits) Introduction to Wildland Firefighting

RE 295C (1 Credit)  Portable Pumps and Water Use (Prereq or co-enrolled in RE 295A)

RE 295D  (2 Credits) Wildland Fire Chain Saws (Prereq or co-enrolled in RE 295A)

RE 295E  (1 Credit)   Air Ops (Prereq or co-enrolled in RE 295A)               

RE 495A (3 Credits) Filed Experience Wildland Firefighting (Prereq or co-enrolled in RE 295A) 

RE 495C (2 Credits) Followship to Leadership (Prereq RE 372 Fire Crew)

RE 495D (1 Credit)  Interagency Incident Bus Mgt (Prereq RE 372 Fire Crew)

RE 495E (2 credits) Advanced Firefighter  (Prereq RE 372 Fire Crew)   

 

Wildland Firefighting Minor Program  Total Credits 23

3 RE 172  Introduction to Wildland Firefighting                

2 RE 173  Portable Pumps and Water Use                      

2 RE 174  Wildland Fire Chain Saws                                 

1 RE 175  Basic Air Operations                                            

2 RE 272  Intermediate Fire Behavior                                  

3 RE 292  Wildland Fire Field Experience                         

3 RE 372  Fire Crew                                                               

1 RE 373  Interagency Incident Business Management   

2 RE 374  Lessons Learned                                                

2 RE 375  Followership to Leadership                             

2 RE 376  Advanced Firefighter 

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"One of the first things our fire leadership does when reviewing applicants to the open fire jobs each year is look for completion of basic developmental fire courses.  Those folks that attend your university will have a much better opportunity to be hired than most.  An understanding of Basic Air Operations, and Interagency Incident Business Management are courses most of our seasonal workforce don’t receive until their second or third years."  Wally Bennett, Fire & Aviation Management Specialist, DNRC Northwest

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