Wildland Fire Management

Course Details

  • Acronym ESRM 420
  • Instructor(s) Ernesto Alvarado
  • Quarter Spring 2026
  • Credits 5
  • Meeting Times TTh 8:30 AM - 9:50 AM
  • Location BNS 117

Course Description

Principles of wildland fire behavior, ecology, and management. Weather, fuels, and topography effects on fire behavior. Forest structure influence on historical and current fire ecology. Principles of firesafe forests. Management issues of fire control and use in wilderness, multiple-use forest, and the wildland-urban interface.