Course Target Group:
This course is intended for line officers with a journey level of experience overseeing a wildland fire program. Forest Service Forest Supervisor/Deputy Forest Supervisor levels, National Park Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent/Deputy Superintendent levels, Bureau of Land Management Field Office/District Manager levels, and Fish & Wildlife Service Refuge Management Project Leader level, and state and local Agency Administrators.
Course Description:
This course was developed using an experiential and collaborative approach to learning. It is designed to be highly-engaging in dialogue, exercises, interactive scenarios, and simulations. The course is a comprehensive look at the Agency Administrator’s leadership role in highly complex issues within fire management programs. Topics include Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, Fuels and Prescribed Fire Policy, risk management and decision-making, critical relationships, development of adaptive and resilient programs, and hosting complex incidents. The complex fire situation is highlighted with the intent to provide a comprehensive understanding of the processes necessary to effectively manage the situation. Included are the Agency Administrator’s briefing, developing and conveying clear intent and objectives, creating a healthy command climate and relationships within their teams and among partners and stakeholders, and other critical items.
Course Objectives:
- Identify the Agency Administrator’s responsibilities to provide leadership in fire and fuels management.
- Gain a common understanding of all the fire management agencies national policy, Agency Administrator responsibility and accountability, and authority for all fire management actions.
- Understand the importance of fire as an essential ecological process and the role of fire management programs in achieving desired future conditions.
- Gain a common understanding of risk informed decision-making and safety philosophy in the context of wildland fire program management.
Total Hours: 50-60
Course Prerequisites:
M-581, Fire Program Management, an Overview, OR
LFML, Local Fire Management Leadership.