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The Student of Fire Initiative at the University of Idaho is offering this course for Fall '26. All courses are
administered virtually through the Wildland Fire Learning Portal with a combination of self-paced lessons
and exercises and live-online meetings.

NOTE: There is a "morning" and "evening" session for this course being offered concurrently, please register for and attend either the morning OR evening set of sessions.

Cost: $300

This virtual, instructor-led course combines the power of online learning, expert coaching, and field exercises located in the places in which you are already invested and familiar with.
You will learn the following:

  • The fundamentals of assessing both the fire environment and the WUI.
  • Planning and conducting operations in the wildland urban interface.
  • The human factors that influence our perceptions and decisions in this space.
  • Performing structure evaluations and triage in the field.
  • Practice in forming and revising operational response plans based on their initial size-ups and the ever-changing conditions in the WUI.

Total Course Hours: 30
Prerequisites: S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior

Times of LIVE, MORNING, online sessions:
         Monday, November 30: 1000 - 1200 PT
         Thursday, December 3: 1000 -1300 PT
         Monday, December 7: 1000 - 1200 PT
        Thursday, December 10: 1000 - 1300 PT
Registration link for morning sessions.


Times of LIVE, EVENING, online sessions:
        Monday, November 30: 1600 - 1800 PT
        Thursday, December 3: 1600 - 1900 PT
        Monday, December 7: 1600 - 1800 PT
        Thursday, December 10: 1600 - 1900 PT

Registration link for evening sessions.

Event Details

Nov 30 - Dec 10 2026, All day

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