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FREC-2514: Wildland Fire: Ecology and Management

Description: Provide students with basic knowledge on how: fire has an impact on forest environments; the environment and weather influence fire behavior; wildland fires are suppressed; and fire is used as a land and vegetation management tool. The course will also provide students with the knowledge and training to qualify as a basic wildland firefighter (FFT2-Red Card). Extended laboratory sessions will provide practice in fire behavior prediction, prescribed burning techniques, and fire control methodology. COURSE FEE: $110.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: FREC-4414

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 7

Average GPA: 3.70 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 74.16%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.73%

Thomas A Coates202381.1%14.5%1.7%0.4%1.4%0.9%3.766
Julia A Defeo202463.4%19.5%12.2%0.0%4.9%0.0%3.381

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