The “Assessing Fire Danger” distance learning module explores techniques for recognizing weather and fuel conditions contributing to fire danger. The module includes a matrix of data sources offering useful weather, fuels, and other information related to fire ignition, spread, and intensity. An overview of situational awareness practices provides information relevant to forecasters in the office or field. This module is part of the
Advanced Fire Weather Forecasters Course .
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gsb12
2020-04-23 10:22:20
Great lesson, very straightforward.
Mikeman247
2018-12-05 22:29:48
This is the stupidest Goddamn fucking test I have ever taken. Somehow, the more questions I got right, the less my score would be. I went back and read everything. Front and back, inside and out, using nothing but logic and reasoning. After so many times of failing it over and over, I just gave up and started answering the questions with random answers......... and after only one attempt of randomly guessing, I passed. SCREW YOU METED! YOU ARE WORTHLESS
emercado97
2018-10-30 17:09:15
fire danger is something that is very interesting to learn.
romeroae4490
2018-10-30 16:55:03
This is a good website for you to learn about weather and fire danger.
bmarcotte_6558
2018-10-30 12:54:31
good
Sbailey83
2018-10-06 08:25:21
This lesson helped me to better understand the potential for fire danger in my area.
jperezweather47
2018-09-18 07:58:39
Another great course on wildland fire, communications, etc...
Zeb3lKs
2018-07-12 08:58:24
Excellent background for anyone interested in fire weather.
vcfiresafety
2018-06-22 04:37:19
The quiz questions did not all closely follow the material in the narrative, but required outside research to to get more than the minimum passing score. In the long run it was ok because it lead me to do some deeper thinking about the topic, but it made me take 4 times the indicated time to complete the module.
armensirmabekhian
2018-06-05 18:12:28
greAT
jeremy.rossow
2018-05-31 11:38:37
More iterative content/videos or narration would be helpful.
dquintero5995
2018-05-14 23:15:52
Great ifor many Geography/Wildlife related Education Plans and Careers
MarcelaRosa
2018-05-14 10:27:53
Super interesting, mainly for those who live in fire danger areas!
yorp-norp
2018-05-01 10:35:01
I like cheese
s12@seDW
2018-04-23 19:17:07
The lessons and contents are very useful and educating .Thank you
Rattler0110
2018-04-19 12:41:37
ok
redepidermis
2018-01-30 21:03:53
thanks
adam_bovia
2018-01-24 16:27:59
needs some videos to help make some things clearer
seleneperez1
2017-12-04 10:03:49
Great website, the material is very easy to understand as they explain it fairly well.
Joseph Kronemann
2017-12-04 02:55:21
meh
pablo.mejia
2017-12-03 22:31:45
Great
RebecaSandoval
2017-12-03 01:13:25
I learned so many new things I did not know about fires before.
VictoriaAF14
2017-11-13 21:33:05
Great experience!
Vlsavoy
2017-10-24 14:20:38
This lesson is very interesting.
falconquest33
2017-04-28 13:40:24
The awareness of all the factors that go in to compose a solid forecast and the awareness necessary for the staff the users and the need to keep situational awareness.
amandaK55
2017-04-14 00:31:51
More relevant video media content would emphasize important content presented in this module
rascalweather
2016-10-31 18:25:18
Very Interesting .. Going through a dry period now
At the end of this module you should be able to:
Describe the fire “setup” stage and identify weather patterns that lead to fuel dryness,
understand fuel dryness evolution and how it relates to the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS),
describe specific fire weather and fuel data sources that aid in determining fuel susceptibility,
apply situational awareness concepts to fire weather forecasting operations.
meteorology, meteorology education, meteorology training, weather training, meted, multispectral satellite, wildland fire cycle, npoess, viirs, polar-orbiting satellites, modis true color imagery, modis false color imagery, relative greenness map, burn scars, hotspots, hot spots, sub-pixel effect, dmsp ols nighttime, hazard mapping system, wfabba, modis rapid response system, flambe, naaps, fire danger rating, ndvi, smoke forecasting
January 2021 - The text/print version of this lesson was updated to current internet standards (mp4/html5), with no changes to content.