Wildland Firefighting Minor Fall 2013 NEW!
"...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 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
Wildland Firefighting Certificate
We are in the final stages of approval for a wildland firefighting certificate that will begin in Fall 2013. The certificate consists of:
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
And 8 credits from the following courses:
4 BI 100 – Biological Science
4 BI 111 – Introductory Biology: Principles
4 BI 112 - Introductory Biology: Diversity
3 BI 305 – Ecology of the Northern Forest*
4 GC 100 – Physical Geography
2 GC 225 – Introduction to Maps*
4 GC 385 – Weather and Climate*
3 RE 352 – Wilderness First Responder
3 RE 371 – Protected Area Management*
* Prerequisites Required
| "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 |
