Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher


Module library:
fire behavior / weather

Tutorial

When Lightning Strikes (2012)

the thunder rolls...and the lightning strikes...

Review the anatomy of a lightning strike and the safety precautions if you are caught in a lightning storm.

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YouTube video available for streaming (11:25 min).

 

 
 

skywatching (2009)

weather observations

Boise meteorologist explains storm formation, air moisture, vertical development, wind and virga.

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YouTube video is available for streaming (8:06 min).

 

 

fire weather forecasting (2009)

weather briefing

NIFC meteorologist describes in detail the elements of a fire weather forecast.

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YouTube video is available for streaming (6:18 min).
National Predictive Services
Climate Prediction Center

 

 

weather and wind warnings (2010)

winds of change

NOAA weather service representative discusses various types of winds, how they affect fire and your personal responsibility when noticing wind changes.

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YouTube video is available for streaming (12:15 min).
NOAA
National Predictive Services
Climate Prediction Center

 

 

mega fires as seen on 60 minutes (2008)

new age of fire

Documentary about how fires in the past five to ten years have been extraordinarily large. Firefighting agencies do not have enough resources to suppress these fires.

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YouTube video available for streaming (11:24 min).

 

 

upper end fire behavior (2008)

extreme fire behavior

Specialists discuss simultaneous ignition, maxing out fire behavior models, flashovers, area ignition and ground fire experiments.

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YouTube video available for streaming (20:47 min).