"Wildland fire managers and practitioners can access the latest fire and fuels science and connect with other wildland fire professionals while completing Introduction to Fire Effects (RX-310) in conjunction with the 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress in New Orleans, LA. This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and communicate the relationships between basic fire regimes and fire effects, the effects of fire treatments on fire effects, and to manipulate fire treatments to achieve desired fire effects (NWCG 2017) while learning about the latest tools and techniques from wildland fire practitioners and researchers from across the globe. "

"Course Schedule
November 1st - Online Course Material Opens
Online course opens and students work at their own pace to complete 11 interactive units
(20-22 hours) of course material about fire effects on a variety of natural resources.

November 17th 9:00 am-11:00 am Pacific Standard Time – Virtual Course Meeting
Course students will meet virtually with the instructor on Monday, November 17. (The
meeting will also be recorded.)

December 2nd or 6th - Field Trip
There are three field trips to choose from, one on Tuesday Dec 2nd and two on Saturday Dec 2
NWCG RX-310 Course, December 2025, AFE Congress, New Orleans
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Each has a fire treatment component. Chose one that interests you or relates to your
job the most, and make the choice in your registration options.
Tuesday Dec 2nd 8:00 am-2:00 pm – NASA Stennis Space Center
Saturday Dec 6th – 8:00 am-5:00 pm – North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain
Saturday Dec 6th – 8:00 am-5:00 pm – Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge

December 3rd - 5th - Attend Conference Sessions and Interview a Subject Matter Expert

Students will attend 10 concurrent Fire Congress sessions on fire effects related research
and reflect on these presentations in the online discussion board. Students also have the
opportunity to complete the subject matter expert interview during the conference (though
the interviews can occur elsewhere if preferred).

December 31st – Course Closes
All work must be completed and submitted online."