gsb12 2020-07-09 22:01:46

Excellent lesson, interesting topic.

jaamunds 2020-07-01 10:55:03

Questions are cofusing and maps are very difficult to read.

lgbehler 2020-06-02 11:02:57

please use a different map

Edward A. 2020-02-25 15:19:58

Good info, poorly written questions.

JDM368 2019-11-01 18:01:55

questions are not worded to go along with course content

jcole2131 2019-08-20 19:06:18

info in lesson does not align well with quiz questions

dudavis14 2019-07-03 13:32:50

Hey wow

markharris 2019-05-24 11:53:16

excellent

cgittus 2019-03-20 14:18:42

good information

mudpuppy865 2019-02-21 23:14:15

Good information

Kris Watson 2019-01-09 23:33:45

good

FD1622 2018-12-09 20:03:54

Quiz questions and information in lesson did not align.

mempey 2018-12-09 15:06:18

n

jbrennan66 2018-12-08 20:32:44

Test questions directly contradict the lesson. And multiple test questions have the wrong answer

daros1 2018-12-05 12:30:50

It’s good

SoyAnnica4200 2018-12-05 12:25:58

really hard but good class

georgelopez343 2018-12-05 12:25:33

its ight

VALENCIA_victor 2018-12-02 00:23:48

mejorar idioma

cwdurham8895 2018-11-30 14:05:54

On passing scores, correct answers/explanations would be helpful on the questions missed.

Jaymes81 2018-11-26 12:15:52

this lesson was useful

kadelee 2018-11-18 11:07:45

I like all the interactive parts that keep your mind thinking.

robjach 2018-11-14 22:09:10

Good information. Quiz questions alternate between very easy and sort of ambiguous and unclear.

cbridgmon 2018-11-13 23:07:04

good info. thanks!

jyerger24 2018-11-13 20:44:19

Good visual aids, but it was difficult to understand what the arrows were pointing to on the topo maps. A better explanation of how shading indicates aspect on topographic maps would be helpful.

DrewF94 2018-11-13 18:59:30

Good information some of the pictures where a little hard to see mostly the topo maps.

jcredfield19 2018-11-11 16:04:32

Just wish I could read the elevations a little easier on the maps.

ssimpson 2018-11-11 13:01:02

I would like to see the correct answers for questions I missed after taking the quiz. How does a person no what the right answer is to a question they got wrong. Poor teaching practices...!

bmramos 2018-11-10 13:10:22

overall good course

wiech123 2018-11-02 19:53:42

na

kevink 2018-11-01 20:17:13

good lesson

kain9295 2018-10-31 20:03:39

great lesson

Tohee22601 2018-10-30 21:01:23

it was hard

rachelbott 2018-10-28 22:06:40

I do believe after taking the quiz, we should be able to see the correct answers to what we got wrong

rruble 2018-10-26 08:10:08

Good module

Dmcord 2018-10-23 14:43:11

jj

jonathan.sly@smgov.net 2018-10-16 14:43:30

good

joelb.mendiola 2018-10-15 14:37:27

wdfd

Levipmedina 2018-10-13 17:50:50

very educational!

ringmerrill 2018-10-11 12:00:48

the phrasing in your quizzes tends to be misleading. I often wish I could ask a qualifying question, so as to better interpret what you mean. this leads to incorrect answers that could have been avoided, and is extremely frustrating.

MAC257 2018-10-10 17:06:40

Interactive very helpful

sam.cormack 2018-10-07 09:35:41

good lesson

Tyler Turner 2018-10-03 14:54:50

Topographic map orientation is a little confusing

jhg43 2018-10-01 13:23:48

na

jason.slater 2018-09-28 11:25:48

Good overview of the subject matter, just not very applicable to my specific situation as a wildland firefighter / burn manager in Florida. Geared toward western fire, as are a lot of these training modules.

Mikemdunn 2018-09-27 16:40:42

Good Lesson

BlairMarie 2018-09-26 23:02:39

I liked the audio but the format of the lesson was difficult to follow. It was a little confusing.

hpanno 2018-09-25 10:18:25

I find the maps difficult to interpret. Also, it doesn't do any good to not provide the correct answers to questions. Students won't understand why they marked an question incorrectly.

Gpoodle 2018-09-20 17:24:56

effective for my needs

tammie40 2018-09-14 15:01:13

hard

Mc98 2018-09-10 15:47:32

learned something I didn't know!

davidzimm999 2018-09-07 17:55:33

Good

mattjvandyke 2018-09-07 14:30:13

I didn't have any issues

asschief142 2018-09-07 09:41:57

NA

tsullivan84 2018-09-04 10:55:45

NA

dcduncan 2018-09-04 00:58:54

The graphics are good, but the topo illustrations need work for them to be instructive. Might help if they were in color or larger.

Ijdski 2018-09-02 13:03:12

N/a

Maddog1286 2018-08-31 15:20:29

it was good

TamK 2018-08-30 11:57:36

This lesson will be helpful when assisting firefighters on mountain fires in my area.

badger76 2018-08-29 01:59:37

Good course. Would recommend

dwilly1986 2018-08-28 22:01:05

Information is planed out and given in a way that it is easy to understand.

FIREFIGHTER#1 2018-08-27 16:03:19

study

Tupper 2018-08-27 13:04:22

Sure would like to see the correct responses to the questions that I missed on both tries.

AAM84 2018-08-26 16:57:17

Good information

zaneb85 2018-08-23 15:31:47

I think that it could go into more detail on map reading, it skipped over stuff I thought could be useful. I thought the reading the contour lines wasn't explained well enough.

CNS33 2018-08-22 13:37:10

Was great

samcwill454 2018-08-17 16:27:51

it was great

TCM49 2018-08-09 18:24:48

Even if you have experience reading topographical maps, if you are unfamiliar with terrain, you will not benefit from this section. I have very limited experience in hills or mountains, so picturing and understanding course content was difficult.

sadiaz218 2018-08-08 03:08:06

enjoyed it!

Taylorz9 2018-08-04 13:29:06

great

cmc455 2018-08-01 12:55:24

Topo maps are terrible and hard to read

cgood@srvfire.ca.gov 2018-07-30 22:10:11

Great

Danbradshaw 2018-07-26 18:09:12

7

kmiles 2018-07-25 18:43:27

10

mrseiser 2018-07-25 18:11:55

very good

loneagle 2018-07-25 13:43:53

very good

mharrison@santarosafd.com 2018-07-24 15:11:43

good course

ffre4u 2018-07-23 18:09:47

Great narration and visual aides

rdallas 2018-07-21 16:13:27

Need to redesign and reword quizzes. Also, the quiz results need to include the correct answers

airattack09 2018-07-19 17:58:04

Great way to take a class and gain a cert

AJRodriguez 2018-07-19 14:48:02

Good class

Boswrita 2018-07-12 10:39:33

Na

TommyJoeP1 2018-07-10 11:30:32

Fire Science taught me enough to pass this quiz

JGILES 2018-07-10 06:26:31

too long

mwingler81 2018-07-08 16:21:33

gewT CONTENT

mrcddavis 2018-07-06 02:51:46

None

gracesonb 2018-07-04 22:42:04

thanks

bobbyming 2018-07-03 23:19:28

It really gets you thinking

kevinjensen 2018-07-03 19:09:01

none

wwills3379 2018-07-03 18:15:04

The topographic map graphics are very hard to read and the shading is confusing for differentiating between ridgelines and valleys.

mhenrie 2018-07-03 15:45:50

Another one

Joshmann 2018-07-02 20:06:23

great course

CD306 2018-07-01 22:38:00

Good lesson but one of the quiz images would not load

pwoody 2018-06-27 17:20:42

The lesson itself was good but the topographic maps used as example and quizzes are outdated and are difficult to read. The elevation of the major contour lines should be easily readable or the elevation change between them should noted in the legend. This is important as the readers should be able to quickly understand the elevation data because without them its just a bunch of lines. Some of the questions should also be reworded or more information given such as "navigational compass" as there are drawing compasses that can be used to measure an angle with a string.I would also suggest that there be an interactive picture for aspect tutorial. It would just help if the student can see the the differences of directional aspects of a single hill (mountain) from an aerial view with and a ground view with a north direction reference included.

LuisMacias_Ced 2018-06-27 08:38:19

Es muy dificil las preguntas

brigplatt 2018-06-25 12:27:39

The upper 1/3 slope question and info from the lesson seems off to me.

Shaned21 2018-06-25 12:14:17

N/A

dm663 2018-06-21 08:52:48

maps are not large enough

Abenkel 2018-06-19 00:41:12

graphics are hard to read as far as the topography maps.... hard to tell whats a ridgline, which aspect is being highlighted in the test, and what is what on the map

Robdavis91 2018-06-18 20:16:59

n/A

Docpittman 2018-06-15 10:28:59

Great training

SJohns 2018-06-15 06:30:38

In the quiz:Identifying what the arrow is pointing at on the topographic map. The arrow is massive, and apparently isn't pointing to the west aspect, nor the ridge top. So now I'm to assume it's encompassing the entire south aspect even though the arrow is effectively pointing vaguely in between all three.Shrink the arrow or circle the specific area.

jonesy910 2018-06-14 11:55:54

Good course

Avery_Hazzard 2018-06-13 16:54:31

VSSM5 2018-06-06 10:01:48

Good

cmay88 2018-06-05 12:54:37

good

kobrien 2018-06-03 07:43:56

Thanks

niedbaj 2018-06-02 09:08:25

Liked the interactive diagrams

Givensp 2018-06-01 16:22:26

great info

bauerri 2018-05-28 11:42:28

thank you!

COS20 2018-05-26 15:26:13

none

M.Rees 2018-05-23 07:53:03

The multiple answer questions are confusing.

edaw 2018-05-08 04:52:44

the course elaborated on concepts I knew but also gave insight to subjects that were either lost to me or new altogether

mitzvot5 2018-05-06 14:45:26

hard

MM6109 2018-05-04 11:46:47

course

danthehampoitras@hotmail.com 2018-05-02 15:34:41

I understand the concepts. The questions are misleading, and not in a clever way.

ablayman 2018-05-02 10:27:23

much of this makes sense but need better explanation/understanding of eddies. the inversion and slope wind speed is the most valuable part

jalmeida149 2018-05-01 12:38:10

I feel like there was information missing in the lessons that were relevant for answering questions on the quiz.

cement#219 2018-04-30 01:35:50

great class full of info

KimberlyK 2018-04-27 11:20:07

Good information that is relayed in a manner that is easy to understand in simple language.

ajb862 2018-04-27 10:43:53

The images are difficult to interpret due to their size

zackmcpherson 2018-04-26 03:20:07

Understanding a topographic map can be difficult. Pay close attention

Maddoggk28 2018-04-24 19:26:06

None

Morales0912 2018-04-23 14:21:07

very good topographic lesson

NW91 2018-04-19 12:49:50

Content was good but performance of software was lacking.

Robb 2018-04-19 11:34:25

Topo maps hard to read...questions are somewhat ambiguous when "all that apply" is option

biggus 2018-04-16 12:06:47

could use some better maps. Ones with colors to aid in distinguishing topographical features. Hard to read black numbers over black contour lines.

ffmbair 2018-04-09 12:24:35

Neutral

Doug Holladay 2018-04-08 16:24:29

Good Unit learned a lot

Engine14 2018-04-07 17:00:18

Great course

MichaelMoore175 2018-04-04 17:37:57

good

Jeremywatts 2018-04-04 14:39:38

Good

dan823 2018-04-02 16:19:20

confusing multi answers for test

choa2017 2018-04-01 15:44:34

ok

DMK.Knight 2018-03-31 21:14:04

Great interactive media

Zmac56 2018-03-31 12:17:23

good lesson

cwarner 2018-03-29 09:53:11

I wish there were more insight on the topographic maps- or a review of how to read topo maps before putting in aspects etc.

deahuff 2018-03-28 18:18:02

good course, but more questions on fire predication with aspect would be helpful.

jfirem@geaugaparkdistrict.org 2018-03-27 11:19:43

thanks

Batchelder18 2018-03-18 17:22:10

good

glervold 2018-03-18 13:12:46

Great

EKW11 2018-03-17 23:27:25

The content is good, but grab a snack and get ready for a lot of narration. (The narrator reads the printed text but also makes other points that go with the pictures; the pace is slow enough that it's easy to get distracted or read ahead and miss parts of the illustrations. I had to pause a couple of times to be sure I'd caught everything.)

RJV36 2018-03-15 08:59:43

once quiz is over you should be able to see the correct answer to the questions you got wrong.

phisanche 2018-03-14 19:56:06

good course

Coltonjaroma 2018-03-10 10:49:03

make sure the sections load

Rmcqueen1 2018-03-07 23:47:39

na

tootall 2018-03-07 20:22:33

easy to understand and compute questions

ConservationDigest 2018-03-07 15:01:46

Good information. It is pretty dense so pay close attention

tstewart 2018-02-22 21:17:21

some of your maps seem to be reversed like north is south and east is west

Fighterflores 2018-02-21 20:57:56

More details to maps.

robertsj24 2018-02-21 11:00:23

Good review of topography, animations/video very good in this unit.

emtpgoat 2018-02-20 13:19:15

good format

ellie9447 2018-02-19 11:43:53

I found the lesson very difficult to understand. Too much confusing data to absorb. The maps are difficult to discern. A hard topic to cover in a short setting. I have the basic idea, but the questions (select all, best ) are difficult to respond to correctly. I live in Florida where, thank God, the topography is flat>

salus004 2018-02-19 09:58:45

More development of skills needed to effectively read a topographical map. Otherwise very clear.

Klutch39 2018-02-13 19:58:30

Na

hhebeler 2018-02-10 03:09:41

take your time

bshovald 2018-02-09 13:32:39

Not very user freindly compared to other courses. Question are too open and suggestive.

dozer4 2018-02-05 20:49:34

the big arrows on the maps made it a little difficult to know exactly what type of terrain was being indicated.

G.Stracke 2018-02-03 16:20:21

The quizzes need feedback on questions that have been missed and a quick review to ensure student is retaining the information.

Robhamm12 2018-02-03 12:27:25

It was good.

eslpd265 2018-02-02 12:48:21

Can't think of anything to change.

noahmiller2010 2018-02-01 16:21:22

ehh

redepidermis 2018-01-30 00:12:51

nice

Trevor-1991 2018-01-26 23:26:26

arrow in topographic map brings a little confusion. a lot of good info in this lesson, it just needs a few minor improvements

zmarkgraf 2018-01-20 19:20:19

The animated sections/voiceovers cause my browser to work almost too hard. I had difficulty switching between tabs while working on this section.

matt19447 2018-01-16 15:55:28

good

ken33f72 2018-01-12 14:02:27

n

pdevora760 2018-01-09 20:33:33

good

JeVega14 2018-01-09 02:58:42

Very good

rosika14 2018-01-08 13:40:32

Great Topo study. Learned quite a bit and some that I didn't. Love the illustrations.

mjensor 2018-01-08 11:59:11

good presentation

coos 2018-01-04 06:07:10

no

swheatley 2018-01-01 08:16:18

good

Russell Merritt 2017-12-29 10:24:20

good section

bo_lu 2017-12-28 16:06:49

Some of the topo maps are very unclear in the lesson.

FireWX_Martin 2017-12-20 10:24:15

I disagree with the answers to some of the questions or the wording of the question or the maps / graphics (arrow) that are used to define the question.

rcoffee 2017-12-17 16:29:42

It would help to have a little intro to reading topo maps

wbjohnson 2017-12-15 14:12:16

Reproduction of some of the topo map contours (especially elevations) need greater readability/clarity of numerical characters

Telmer 2017-12-12 15:03:54

A lot of very good information.

laws351 2017-12-12 11:26:57

Good coverage

mow1808 2017-12-06 17:59:07

excellent coverage of the topic. However in almost a decade of firefighting I have never seen anyone make a slope meter from a belt weather kit and the ones my agency provide do not include that piece of paper from the video

Justicejbd 2017-11-29 14:09:00

an thing for notes

calebmiller 2017-11-25 15:50:48

The controlling of slides could be done manually for note taking

601CHIEF 2017-11-24 14:54:14

Very helpful graphics

gtorres154 2017-11-22 14:27:10

NA

bobbymcmillen 2017-11-21 22:44:05

good lesson

cecilthrush 2017-11-12 23:00:16

good information

shotgun854 2017-11-10 23:17:17

The maps are really hard to read and it is very difficult to determine what is being identified.

Danielhobbs 2017-11-06 21:05:03

good

cskidmore 2017-11-06 13:01:27

fix the portions where the click and drag questions in the lesson are reversed

bmatt 2017-11-01 16:41:27

good

Bellj03 2017-10-28 15:33:10

Good

matt.morrisfd 2017-10-26 09:54:16

Good refresher

engine61 2017-10-21 10:53:59

N/A

tlewis17 2017-10-17 18:17:09

n/a

lukefragale 2017-10-16 14:50:00

erg

RakibUlHaque 2017-10-13 20:56:05

good

Dlane 2017-10-12 13:14:59

Very informative.

sriley4485 2017-10-10 06:25:10

good

aliciaperkins1989@yahoo.com 2017-10-04 17:50:56

Easy to use

ajs120 2017-10-03 09:06:13

Siiiiiiiiiiiick

brendonjackson 2017-10-02 09:37:25

options and questions were poorly worded

jmoore 2017-09-27 19:18:04

I found the topo maps hard to read

Lawhon007 2017-09-27 08:37:38

Some of the text labels on topographic maps in the exercises is grainy and difficult to read, making map interpretation tedious, but overall a very good lesson.

n8d123 2017-09-23 20:10:59

N/A

sbeigle 2017-09-22 09:31:44

Quizzes should show correct answers and missed answers to improve learning process. Here, number 6 and number 13 need clarification as the answers seem correct but are marked wrong. Do not like the check all that apply questions much.

JPONTS 2017-09-21 16:57:14

n/a

rdiaz32 2017-09-20 12:11:50

amazing!!!

astephens89 2017-09-19 12:27:35

An agreeable experience.

MattSlifko 2017-09-13 08:20:10

Picture were misleading in the test. A chimney usually burns more intense than a south facing slope according to the course material dependent on conditions, for example.

JTaylor4176 2017-09-08 14:44:57

To long o a section should be half sectioned

bobbyzitro 2017-08-31 14:05:06

not bad

aflores11 2017-08-30 22:55:27

n/a

michaelleggett 2017-08-24 16:58:07

terrible test wording

karsten 2017-08-20 19:23:23

good information

timjthompson 2017-08-18 14:45:11

Need to improve the visibility of Topographic maps

Archie Gray 2017-08-09 18:42:09

Some of the map questions are a little ambiguous because the highlighted areas may show more than one feature.

HERRERAS_Iván 2017-08-08 02:15:03

Great lesson

Delmarday 2017-08-07 13:06:31

good lesson and moved along well

HammonsD01 2017-08-07 11:48:49

it was ok

Craig.Hundley@oxnard.org 2017-07-24 16:35:34

r

Krisclowry 2017-07-23 15:15:54

good information

Juarezdaniel95 2017-07-22 10:55:38

Thank you

Dragonslayer528 2017-07-21 19:16:42

Test skipped over questions and I had to go back.

Gabrielfelix11 2017-07-18 19:00:18

You cannot review the lesson once in the quiz mode.

e456198 2017-07-17 17:13:24

This was a very concise lesson on the basics of reading a Topo map. Great.

dflemon 2017-06-28 17:23:32

neutral

trexmpa 2017-06-17 13:56:51

thanks

christianhow92 2017-06-16 17:24:50

Very informative. Would totally take a class dedicated to topography in the Fire service.

r.kelly 2017-06-16 15:05:19

Nice

justinrayj 2017-06-16 03:13:06

great!

AlGroll 2017-06-13 11:25:39

The information was good but the topographical maps were hard to read. Either I didn't understand the map orientation or the directional orientation of the topo maps were backwards.

smith2017 2017-06-10 17:01:02

n/a

sanchu 2017-06-10 11:14:21

Good

teresanorth74@gmail.com 2017-06-09 14:18:39

Scott S 2017-06-06 17:20:16

very hard

cody.mooney@gmail.com 2017-06-03 18:00:14

.

pthoen 2017-05-30 18:29:29

The topo section was difficult to understand and did not provide much instruction on how to read a topo map for someone who has no past experience. Test questions are confusing and seem to have subjective answers which is very frustrating. The test did not seem to match up with the lesson.

bra20 2017-05-30 17:40:40

Good course

AliciaMay 2017-05-25 21:54:07

NA

joey5963 2017-05-24 23:37:29

Great lesson. For a person with ADD this section really helped me stay focused. It changes format from listening to a narrator to interactive diagrams and quizzes. It really was easy to understand and grasp.

ylengine210@yahoo.com 2017-05-24 12:00:13

Tough course!

clintpoole 2017-05-24 08:08:12

Great Class

s-290290 2017-05-23 18:04:35

great

seraphim0311 2017-05-23 16:48:36

Good

lactruckee 2017-05-22 21:26:00

Great information!

Epetree 2017-05-11 12:01:23

i like the fact they had a bunch of videos

Drummerboy83 2017-05-11 09:18:48

Having very little experience in reading maps, and topography, some of the concepts were difficult to understand at first. This course was able to help me to gain a better understanding of map reading, and fire behavior as it pertains to topography.

Jonb13 2017-05-10 11:36:25

na

gsims 2017-05-09 17:40:30

kind of confusing maps

bball25 2017-05-09 15:57:33

This lesson can help firefighters be more aware of their surrounds and what to expect, also can help save lives.

SMK82 2017-05-09 14:31:08

Good and direct. Just like the lessons on NFA online training.

wolves23 2017-05-09 14:23:17

It was very very useful with nice illistrations....

ericlefkove 2017-05-04 19:30:23

good review

KENDELL.WHITE 2017-05-02 15:32:07

no

ecolby90 2017-05-01 21:02:53

I feel this module was very informative, however I would like to have had more time with Topo maps to better understand what I was looking at.

JDIbarra 2017-05-01 13:41:42

Indicated spots on topos weren't always clear

klake 2017-04-30 17:19:17

thank you

45016 2017-04-29 17:40:50

akjordan 2017-04-27 12:07:38

good class

dnix@tfs.tamu.edu 2017-04-26 20:30:49

For people who have never read a topo map, your instruction is lacking. Also the maps are difficult to read. In order to facilitate learning, please enlarge and highlite each object we need to learn such as the ridge, chimney, saddle etc.e

TimJLuna 2017-04-26 15:14:39

Great class.

wesnorris 2017-04-25 17:15:00

good.

mielescarlos 2017-04-10 18:18:45

es super vacan este curso

JBarghausen 2017-04-05 15:08:58

great.

Lajess 2017-03-30 16:14:54

great knowledge gained from a computer in ac

curtisjensen 2017-03-23 19:18:39

great

kennethutz 2017-03-23 16:31:25

Needs more and better training on the Topo Maps and what to look for in the differences of what the lines mean.

E.Holt 2017-03-18 11:44:46

1

eldv 2017-03-09 12:25:38

Good review of important information since I live in the mountains and we have to respond to wildfires.

jbissenas 2017-03-07 18:17:31

Very good course, video was very helpful VS just reading information

thueyx5 2017-02-23 22:24:24

I like the interactive portions of the lesson.

mike sedillo 2017-02-22 21:15:06

g

afd866 2017-02-19 15:34:57

Maps were not very clear especially for first timers. More explanation of the maps and how to read them would be nice.

c4racr 2017-02-18 12:34:58

It would be helpful to see on questions that were missed, what the right answer is.

aalessi87 2017-02-17 17:47:52

N/A

rachelcf 2017-02-16 18:42:34

dsenese 2017-02-14 21:39:38

Great unit...learned a lot, it was fun!

thomaskbrunke 2017-02-09 11:42:28

Great Lesson

nicolassal 2017-02-09 05:45:23

Good lessons, but the practice maps and quiz maps are barely readable. Perhaps a higher resolution map would resolve the problem.

rlicon 2017-01-27 19:35:10

none

Taylor Elkins 2017-01-27 19:27:56

Anyone wanting to further their knowledge of wildland fires should take this course.

msims 2017-01-25 11:59:39

maps were not easy to read and when taking the quiz at the end it shows what you got right and what you got wrong but i noticed that some of the answer i got wrong were not in the same order as the quiz. Example question 1 was just a question witch i new the correct answer and question 4 was a pic of a topo map that i got wrong but when it gave you the final score it showed question 1 as the topo map and marked wrong. Please keep the things the same from when you take the quiz to when you look at final score.

liveinredding 2017-01-24 07:43:15

Good information

jcruz3 2017-01-18 19:02:28

visual effects are good.

dangeer100 2017-01-16 19:41:27

Concise and clear. Didn't waste any time but included all the info I wanted.

mari.v 2017-01-11 12:50:30

i love the course

corydicristina 2017-01-10 15:53:41

show the correct answers so we know what mistake we made

valentinepatrickr 2017-01-09 11:12:47

The examples of topographic maps used in this lesson and the accompanying quiz are fairly low-resolution, making it difficult to distinguish the elevations and to read in general, thus making it difficult to answer the questions accurately.

Michelbbnt 2017-01-09 08:51:10

INTERESANTE PERO FALTA PROFUNDIZAR EL APRENDIZAJE DE MAPAS TOPOGRÁFICOS.

kaballero 2017-01-07 17:13:51

Good class. Get comfortable is a long one

VMK8 2017-01-06 12:41:47

1

dougifresh1 2016-12-29 14:12:40

maps need to be more close up

ryankennelly 2016-12-21 12:29:18

Show the answers students gave and the correct answers for the quiz. I only saw the amount of points I got, not what I answered correctly or what the correct answer was. Hard to learn the right thing if you don't even show the right answer.

sean renaud 2016-12-17 16:27:46

good

2016-12-11 22:09:01

great course

kkohlhepp91 2016-12-05 13:10:01

I still don't fully understand topographic maps and I feel like this does not do a good job at explaining how to determine a canyon from a ridge from a valley. I would like to see more than a circled area on a map and a term going with it.

speedychrs 2016-12-01 10:58:28

My quiz questions did not contain all the answers. I had a few questions that only contains 2 or 3 answers...

Mr0910 2016-11-22 17:48:06

could be better

csturges 2016-11-19 22:08:24

great

Dianajbr 2016-11-17 06:04:31

Interesting and interactive

CBenoit 2016-11-16 01:14:22

none

jscrafford 2016-11-15 13:04:32

n/a

zjpetersen 2016-11-10 20:07:07

Didn't care much for the videos

JMyersFire 2016-11-10 17:50:15

The questions on the quiz were very badly worded, it took a simple topic and made it overly complicated but using unclear language and providing answers that did not seem to fit well with the topic.

npugel 2016-11-09 15:03:26

Great

ceuler 2016-11-03 14:37:22

I found the images with contours to be a little hard to read.

tslau1192 2016-11-02 21:48:26

had issues with the quiz, the questions kept getting switched. I didn't have the best internet connection but it was really odd when the score came out, all my answers seemed to be changed

Tex 2016-10-31 09:24:56

I'm still learning this side of Fire, but it's good

madillon68 2016-10-24 12:45:43

Great info and good exercises

16er 2016-10-19 17:25:44

good map exercises

CodyKillion15 2016-10-19 17:09:23

needs to be more clear on what the arrows point at on the topo maps.

firepuf 2016-10-01 17:15:30

Although the module covers contour maps, I still had some trouble making sense of them. But overall, great course.

fergusonap19 2016-09-29 17:40:46

na

ryanocfa03 2016-09-28 18:51:21

good

TylerKolodny 2016-09-26 23:56:31

Great Experience.

planetrt2 2016-09-23 13:31:33

The topographic map part of the lesson could have explained the different topographic features better. The map was too busy and difficult to understand for someone trying to understand it for the first time.

kbriggs94 2016-09-21 16:09:02

if i cant see what i got wrong on the quiz how am i supposed to fix the problem/ learn from my mistake????????

RDH58 2016-09-20 09:06:36

Topo maps are hard to read. Some questions are very ambiguous.

truiz21 2016-08-26 15:39:13

N/A

Bad1987 2016-07-31 16:52:34

I would like to able to see the answers for the Beta Quizzes. in order to understand what I had gotten wrong and why. So that way I can focus on the things I had less understanding on.

csee1325 2016-07-20 17:44:37

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JoseCarlosDiezRoldán 2016-06-16 10:09:14

Topographic maps can be improved, since the contours are slightly understandable. What I liked most was the quality of the audio. Regards!

Jhow1990 2016-06-04 11:20:55

topo maps needs improvement

seck143 2016-04-22 13:28:26

Topo maps elevations are nearly impossible to read and then quiz questions reference these poor maps.

Drew1Starkey@gmail.com 2016-02-22 14:00:03

Same complaints about topo maps (Very poorly labeled) and again, no correct answers at the end of the quiz.

bbrenz001 2015-11-30 07:27:40

As stated topo maps are hard to read, questions at end of quiz show no correct answer.

sebesk 2015-10-05 13:23:42

The elevations on topo maps are very hard to read. All topo maps need improvement.

Dustinsuffern 2015-07-04 19:29:24

Improvements to topo maps need to be made, more time spent on teaching about different parts of the map.

dsbaker 2015-03-30 13:05:46

Topo maps bad. Many multiple answer questions I felt were ambiguous.

billygoat 2015-01-04 21:47:49

As many others have stated, the topo maps are just soooo bad. The course I thought was great, well presented and good quiz. The only thing I'll say in defense of the maps is maybe they're trying to make it look like the xerox copies you might get rolling in early on a fire? (Joking...there's no excuse, it would be easier to learn if they were legible)

Mickm 2014-09-25 20:04:31

As stated topo maps are hard to read, questions at end of quiz show no correct answer.

agriffel 2014-07-16 07:50:25

So far so good. My only criticism is that the answers are not shown after then end of the quiz.

tishjoh 2014-06-08 23:40:56

topo maps were very difficult to understand. Please rewrite this section. Quiz was a fair one, however, how can we learn from our mistakes if you dont give us the correct answers or at least tell us what the wrong ones were.

ritterlms22 2014-04-14 13:12:40

Very helpful information, but I wish there was a better review of the topo maps. The interactive module with the topo maps could have been organized better, because it was difficult to tell the aspect in relation to the map. Great info, but work on the topo

Ant2785 2014-04-01 14:42:36

In the final quiz there is a question that ask you "at what point on the described topography map will there be the most intense fire behavior? I had some trouble locating this point.. I was thinking it would be helpful to implement a little more learning tools on how to read topography on those maps. Such as the "v"'s on the maps what do they mean? how to spot out drainages, identify slopes.. these sorts of things. Overall a great Unit. Thanks!

nw_hunter 2014-02-18 09:07:12

Topo maps are poor and unclear.

God's Rebel 2014-01-24 12:21:55

This module was very easy to understand and to learn from. The comments below say that the topo maps are hard to read. I disagree. I have never before known how to read a topo map and because of this module, I now have a basic understanding on how to read them. I recommend this module for any one interested in wild fires or who lives in a wildfire prone area. For the record I am not a firefighter, just an ordinary person, and I found this module very easy to understand and very fun to learn from.

phoule002 2013-12-28 18:22:57

i feel the maps were relatively good. although the explanation and exercise involving location of ridge aspects and features could use a minor tune up or more simple example. the west and east slope aspects are backwards.

SESSER 2013-10-09 14:39:08

Topo maps are poor at best

RioGrand 2013-06-13 12:55:38

worst topo maps ive ever seen, basically useless and a real hindrance to learning as they are used so often, a great topic but far from crystal clear coverage of it.

LarryL 2013-06-02 22:13:37

The topo maps could be of a higher resolution.

charlesclauson 2013-04-01 20:53:12

I agree with kymata.

sciaretm 2013-02-07 18:30:48

Great information, horrible topographical maps to teach with....

dgorham1 2012-12-19 09:32:33

Good content in this unit. I found myself making a word document with the content on the slides as self-study material. I have not been able to work the download option for this course but I feel that content would serve the same purpose.

kymata17 2012-12-05 17:18:41

i hope the rest of the units are more like this one and less like the first.

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to: 1. Identify standard features on a topographic map. 2. Describe how topography affects fuels and their availability for combustion. 3. Describe how topography can affect the direction and rate of spread of wildfires. 4. Describe how changes in fuels and topography can provide full and partial barriers to the spread of wildland fires. 5. Describe how slope percent can be determined or estimated in the field and understand its effects on fire behavior.

fire, fire behavior, fire weather, topography, fuels, slope, aspect, map, slope meter, clinometer, barrier, ridge, peak, valley, canyon, drainage, slope reversal, chimney

April 2020 - The lesson was updated to current internet standards (mp4/html5), with no changes to content.