393B Fire Management in Urban and Rural/Wildland Interface

UFOR 393B. FIRE MANAGEMENT IN URBAN AND RURAL/WILDLAND INTERFACE (Credit, 3 hours) (Lec., 2 hours; Lab, 2 hours). This course provides an historical perspective on human-fire interactions at the landscape scale in urban-rural settings. The course covers important role that fire plays in the natural cycle of forest as well as causes and impact of wildfire. The connection between climate change and wildfires will be examined. Legislation, laws, mitigation, and other wildland fire management policies from both local and international context will be discussed in detail. Case studies will be drawn from communities across United States on community planning and wildfire protection plans. The use of geospatial technologies in wildfire monitoring and detection will be discussed to allow students gain deeper understanding in the use these technologies i.e. geographic information system, satellite data, drone, and airborne data system in fire management.