Identify fire management strategies used in natural resource systems.

Identification may include

  • differentiating between desirable and undesirable fires and researching the role fire plays in a healthy ecosystem
  • explaining techniques used to fight wildfires, managing prescribed fires, and ensuring human safety
  • explaining the benefits of a controlled burn
  • forest fire prevention methods and programs
  • forest fire suppression tools and techniques
  • concepts associated with the ignition and behavior of fire triangles
  • developing a prevention plan for harmful fires for a particular region.

Process/Skill Questions:

  • Why is it important to ensure that firefighter and public safety is the highest priority for all fire management activities?
  • How are fire management strategies used to reduce wildland fire risk to private and public property?
  • Why is it important to refine management practices by improving knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring?
  • Why is it important to develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management?
  • What are some environmental factors influencing fire management?
  • When should a prescribed fire be used?
  • What is the purpose of a prescribed fire?
  • What is the difference between fire prevention and fire suppression?
  • What are some examples of fire prevention and fires suppression techniques?
  • What agencies oversee fire prevention/suppression?