Prescribed Fire and Smoke Management
Course Outline
Day 1
| Time | Course | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| 0900-1000 | Registration | |
| 1000-1030 | Introduction Video Overview of Course Course Materials |
Fred Turck |
| 1030-1200 | Environmental Effects Vegetation, Soil and Water How fire helps achieve objectives |
Rick Myers/Shep Zedaker |
| 1200-1300 | Lunch | |
| 1300-1415 | Environmental Effects (cont) Seasonal and Periodic Specific Silvicultural (ie. Longleaf/oak) Fire as a wildlife (non-game) management tool |
Rick Myers/Shep Zedaker |
| 1415-1515 | Fire Breaks Fire as a wildlife (game) management tool |
Steve Capel |
| 1515-1530 | Break | |
| 1530-1700 | The Chemistry of Fire and Smoke Production | Fred Turck |
Day 2
| Time | Course | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| 0800-0830 | Review | |
| 0830-1030 | Fire Behavior | Claiborne Woodall |
| 1030-1045 | Break | |
1045-1145 |
Obtaining Weather Information | Phillip Manuel |
| 1145-1230 | Smoke Management ….. Health and Visibility | Fred Turck |
| 1230-1330 | Lunch | |
| 1330-1430 | Smoke Management …… Mitigation | Richard Thomas |
| 1430-1530 | Tactics and Firing Techniques | Fred Turck |
| 1530-1545 | Break | |
| 1545-1700 | Exercise |
Day 3
| Time | Course | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| 0800-0830 | Review | Fred Turck |
| 0830-0930 | Extreme Fire Conditions (case study) | Larry Cochran |
| 0930-1030 | Safety | Richard Thomas |
| 1030-1045 | Break | |
| 1045-1215 | The Law How we got to where we are today. Virginia Legislation Liability and Negligence (outside speaker??) Exemptions |
Fred Turck |
| 1215-1300 | Lunch | |
| 1300-1400 | Plan Preparation | Fred Turck |
| 1400 | Exam |
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