Program Code: AAS.WLDLNDMGMT
This program provides education and training that can lead to seasonal employment in wildland firefighting or to the first step to a career in fire management, the forest industry or park service. There are many career tracks in the field of wildland firefighting and forestry. It’s exciting work that requires fundamental survival, safety and firefighting training and skills. It is also important to be physically fit, work well in a team environment, and respond quickly and efficiently to emergencies.
Clackamas Community College is a certified training site recognized by the Pacific Northwest Wildfire Coordinating Group (PNWCG), the Oregon Department of Forestry, and federal fire management agencies. Program instructors are National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) certified and offer 15‐30 years of wildland firefighting experience. Many of the courses carry NWCG certification as well as college credit.
For information contact Dan LoFaro, 503‐594‐3683 or daniel.lofaro@clackamas.edu
Related Instruction Outcomes
Computation
- 1 course - MTH-050 Technical Mathematics I or MTH-065 Algebra II
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems.
Communication
- 1 course - WR-101 Workplace Writing or WR-121Z Composition I
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences.
Human Relations
- 3‐4 credits - See Related Instruction for course list
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals.
Physical Education/Health/Safety/First Aid
- 1 course - FRP-246 Wilderness IV: Backcountry CPR/First Aid/AED
- Use effective life skills to improve and maintain mental and physical wellbeing.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- evaluate hazards in the wilderness, forest and fire environments;
- design a plan appropriate to the fire or incident situation;
- execute the plan based on the appropriate strategy, tactics and incident objectives;
- effectively communicate with pertinent individuals to accomplish the mission and/or incident objectives;
- successfully lead, supervise and direct incident personnel at the appropriate level of organization.
Plan of Study Grid First Year |
Fall Term |
FRP-101 | Basic Forest Management | 3 |
FRP-102 | Basic Forest Management Lab | 1 |
FRP-130 | Introduction to Wildland Firefighting (S-130/S-190/ICS-100/IS-700/L-180) | 2 |
FRP-243 | Wilderness I: Psychology of Survival | 3 |
GIS-101 | Principles of Geospatial Technology | 2 |
WR-101
| Workplace Writing
or Composition I | 4 |
| 1 |
| Credits | 16 |
Winter Term |
FRP-211 | Portable Pumps and Water Use (S-211) | 2 |
FRP-244 | Wilderness II: Basic Land Navigation (S-244) | 3 |
FRP-245 | Wilderness III: Weather of the Northwest | 2 |
FRP-246 | Wilderness IV: Backcountry CPR/First Aid/AED | 2 |
MTH-050
| Technical Mathematics I
or Algebra II | 4 |
| 2-3 |
| Credits | 15-16 |
Spring Term |
BI-103 | General Biology; Plants & The Ecosystem | 4 |
FRP-110 | Basic Wildland Fire Investigation (FI-110) | 1 |
FRP-131 | Advanced Firefighter Training (S-131/S-133) | 1 |
FRP-205 | Forest Management Assessments and Inventories | 3 |
FRP-249 | Followership to Leadership (L-280) | 2 |
FRP-250 | Wilderness VI: Basic Tool Use and Care | 1 |
FRP-270 | Basic Air Operations (S-270) | 1 |
| 3-4 |
| Credits | 16-17 |
Second Year |
Fall Term |
FRP-200 | Basic Incident Command System (I-100, I-200, IS-700, IS-800) | 4 |
FRP-275 | Wildland Fire Management 1 | 4 |
GIS-201 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| 4 |
| Credits | 15 |
Winter Term |
FRP-215 | Fire Operations in the Urban Interface (S-215) | 2 |
FRP-220 | Initial Attack Incident Commander (S-200) | 1 |
FRP-265 | Wildland Fire Prevention Education 1 (P-101) | 3 |
FRP-290 | Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (S-290) | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Credits | 15 |
Spring Term |
FRP-212 | Wildfire Power Saws (S-212) | 2 |
FRP-230 | Crew Boss (Single Resource) (S-230) | 2 |
FRP-231 | Engine Boss (Single Resource) (S-231) | 1 |
| 2-3 |
| 7 |
| Credits | 14-15 |
| Total Credits | 91-94 |
Electives
Any EMT, FRP, GEO, or GIS course not included in the program.
Career opportunities include:
- Wildland fire fighter
- Hot Shots
- firefighting managers or supervisors
- prevention workers
- forest fire inspectors
- forest worker