Objectives

Experts will discuss fire dynamics and fire behavior and provide additional resources related to the WUI, including:

  • The ways wildfires transition to the WUI
  • The impact of WUI fires on human, environmental and climate systems
  • The risk of wildfires on critical infrastructures and communities
  • The importance of community preparedness and response
Understanding these issues will result in better technical solutions, better policies, better practices to save lives, and reduce damage and economic losses from wildfires and WUI fires. 

Course Lessons

  • Week 1 Lesson 1: Introduction: Part I 0:45
  • Week 1 Lesson 2: Introduction: Part II 0:30
  • Week 2 Lesson 1: Fire Behavior Basics: Part I 1:30
  • Week 2 Lesson 2: Fire Behavior Basics: Part II 1:30
  • Week 3 Lesson 1: Fire Ecology Basics 1:20
  • Week 3 Lesson 2: Fire Ecology Fundamentals 1:00
  • Week 4 Lesson 1: Fire and Atmosphere Interactions 1:05
  • Week 4 Lesson 2: Remote Sensing of Fire 1:20
  • Week 5 Lesson 1: Extreme and Dynamic Fire Behaviours 1:20
  • Week 5 Lesson 2: Extreme Fire Behaviour 1:30
  • Week 6 Lesson 1: Fuel Ignition 1:05
  • Week 6 Lesson 2: Introduction to Combustion 1:30
  • Week 7 Lesson 1: Smouldering Combustion in Natural Environments 1:35
  • Week 7 Lesson 2: Flame Spread Mechanisms 1:05
  • Week 8 Lesson 1: Landscape Fire Spread Simulation Software 1:00
  • Week 8 Lesson 2: Overview of Geospatial Fire Modeling 2:20
  • Week 9 Lesson 1: Next Generation Fire Modeling 0:45
  • Week 9 Lesson 2: Overview of PyreCast Wildland Forecast Tool 1:15
  • Week 10 Lesson 1: Fire Emissions and their Impact on Health 1:10
  • Week 10 Lesson 2: Emissions from Fires and their Impacts 1:05
  • Week 11 Lesson 1: Wildfire Risk Management 0:25
  • Week 11 Lesson 2: Effective Wildland Fuel Management 0:35
  • Week 11 Lesson 3: Managing Fire Prone Savannas 0:40
  • Week 11 Lesson 4: Land Management and Wildland Fire 0:45
  • Week 12 Lesson 1: Wildland Urban Interface Fires 0:45
  • Week 12 Lesson 2: The Wildland Urban Interface 0:50
  • Week 13 Lesson 1: Mitigation Strategies 1:20
  • Week 14 Lesson 1: Household Behavior and Communications 1:30
  • Week 14 Lesson 2: Evacuation Modeling 1:20
  • Week 15 Lesson 1: Informal Settlement Fire Dynamics 1:30
  • Week 15 Lesson 2: Informal Settlement Fire 1:00

Applicable NFPA Standards

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Prerequisites

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