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Unit 1

1A Leadership

1B Safety Activity 1

1B Safety Activity 2

1B Safety Activity 3

1C Liability

1D Decisions Activity 1

1D Decisions Activity 2

1D Decisions Activity 3

Unit 2

2A Laws

2B Policy Activity 1

2C Planning Activity 1

2C Planning Activity 2

2C Planning Activity 3

2C Planning Activity 4

2D I.D. Teams

Unit 3

3A Business Activity 1

3B Budgets Activity 1

3B Budgets Activity 2

3B Budgets Activity 3

3B Budgets Activity 4

3C Agreements Activity 1

3C Agreements Activity 2

3C Agreements Activity 3

3D Wildland Interface 1

3D Wildland Interface 2

3D Wildland Interface 3

3E Air and Smoke

3F Qualifications

3G Employees 1 & 2

3H Tools Activity 1

3H Tools Activity 2

3H Tools Activity 3

3H Tools Activity 4

3I Reviews

3J Marketing Activity 1

3J Marketing Activity 2

3J Marketing Activity 3

3J Marketing Activity 4

3J Marketing Activity 5

Unit 4

4A Management Activity 1

4A Management Activity 2

4A Management Activity 3

4B Preparedness Act. 1

4B Preparedness Act. 2

4B Preparedness Act. 3

4B Preparedness Act. 4

4C All Risk

4D Aviation

4E Vegetation

4F Treatments

4G Fire Use Act. 1

4G Fire Use Act. 2

4G Fire Use Act. 3

4H Suppression

4I WFSA

4J Complex Incidents

4K Emergency Response

4L Oversight

Unit 5 Closing

Unit 2 Index

(Unit 2 Index.pdf) - (Unit 2 Index .doc)

Unit 2 Policy and Planning

Introduction

The pre-course work for Unit 2 consists of reading and answering some questions. Internet access is required for some of the reading and all of the questions. The time required for all four lessons is approximately 5.5 hours.

The Policy and Planning Unit consists of four lessons:

  1. Enabling Laws and Authorities;
  2. Fire Management Policy;
  3. Fire Management Planning;
  4. Interdisciplinary Teams.

Enabling Laws and Authorities requires internet access and takes about 1 hour to complete. Enabling Laws and Authorities Unit, the participant will be able to identify federal and state laws that give agencies authority for fire management on agency lands.

Fire Management Policy requires internet access and takes about 2 hours to complete.

Upon completion of the Fire Management Policy Unit, the participant will be able to:

  1. Locate useful policy information using the NIFC web site;
  2. Locate and reference the Interagency Strategy for the Implementation of     Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy; and,
  3. Describe changes in implementation of the federal fire management policy.

Fire Management Planning requires internet access and takes about 2 hours to complete. Upon completion of the Fire Management Planning Unit, the participant will be able to:

  1. escribe how fire management plans are developed and tiered to land     management plans;
  2. Discuss their agency's guidance on Land Use Plans;
  3. Discuss the NEPA process and the relationship to land use, fire and other     program plans;
  4. Identify key fire management plan components necessary to meet land     management and preparedness objectives; and,
  5. Actively participate in classroom discussions on fire management planning.

Interdisciplinary Teams does not requires internet access and takes about 0.5 hours to complete.

Upon completion of the Interdisciplinary Teams Unit, the participant will be able to actively participate in class discussions on interdisciplinary teams and receive answers to questions.

Next Lesson:

Unit 2A Laws.