Mitigation 101 Training Course
Course Opportunities
Mitigation 101, an introductory course, offers a foundational training experience tailored for professionals in the field of mitigation and wildfire management. This immersive one-day program aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of concepts, resources, and terminology crucial to navigating the intricacies of community wildfire mitigation.
This course is intended as a precursor to Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices (CWMBP) if students are interested in taking that course as well. Participants can expect to leave Mitigation 101 with a heightened Awareness of wildfire mitigation and awareness of: Community Wildfire Mitigation Terminology, Introduction to Fire Behavior and Response, Policies, Plans, and Funding, The Players and Programs, Taking Action in Communities and on Landscapes and Ongoing Learning Opportunities.
Resources
Framing the Conversation
| About • Wildfire in the West |
| Northeast Region Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy |
| Wildland Fire in the South |
Hazard / Risk
| Understand Risk – Wildfire Risk to Communities |
| Glossary of terms: Glossary of Terms, Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices |
Using the Tools
| Colorado Forest Atlas |
| WildfireRisk.org |
| Risk Management Assistance (RMA) Dashboard |
Incident Command System (ICS)
Statistics | National Interagency Fire Center
Response Case Study (Four Mile Canyon)
Additional Resources
Fire and Policy Timeline
| Original HFRA: The Healthy Forests Initiative |
| HFRA Bill 2003: One Hundred Eighth Congress of the United States of America |
National Cohesive Strategy
| The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy |
| National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Addendum Update |
| Youtube – Cohesive Strategy Stakeholders Perspectives |
Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)
Funding Sources
Evacuation
Discussion-The Miracle House?
NWCG Standards for Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface, PMS 052
Cohen
Youtube – Your Home Can Survive a Wildfire
How Homes Ignite (Direct)
IBHS Primer Series on Wildfire
Insurance
Treatments
Youtube – Fuel Treatments Save Lives
Wildfire Crisis Strategy
| Confronting the Wildfire Crisis – An Unprecedented Threat |
| Confronting the Wildfire Crisis – Partnering to Meet the Scale |
| Confronting the Wildfire Crisis | US Forest Service |
Additional