Pre-Course Work – DEADLINE – 1700 Hrs, Monday, January 30, 2012.
Your pre-course assignment involves four (4) sections:
Note – This project requires time to complete the readings
and answer the questions. It might require as much as 8 hours work to complete
all the assignments. Plan your time accordingly. Do not wait until the last
minute. Good luck and enjoy the learning experience.
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Part I – Pay close attention to the student letter page for the latest announcements posted by date. Things change fast in both in the Wildland arena as well as at PCC. Read the syllabus.
Recommend printing a copy of the syllabus and student letter for your records.
You must print page 6 of the syllabus, fill in the form and hand it in at check-in. You are expected to comply with the material on these two documents.
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Part II – Visit the following web sites and follow
the specific instructions. At the bottom of the page is a link to the form asking
questions about the assigned sites. Answer the questions and either submit the
form by the due date posted in the Student Letter (we will receive it via email)
or print the form and turn it in at the first day check-in. Late assignments
are not accepted.
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Go to the following websites and retrieve and read the following documents:
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1 – South Canyon Executive Summary Scroll down – print out and read the South Canyon Executive Summary;
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2 – 30 Mile Executive Summary Scroll down to the Executive Summary and print and read that document;
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3 – go to: http://www.nifc.gov
Look around, and then look for the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) link. This takes you to the NICC home page – click on Incident Management Situation Reports (IMSR). Read the report, print it, and show it during Check-In.
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4 – The Esperanza Fire Report – This Report is lengthy (118 pages) give it
time to open up. Read the 1st 33 pages for the assignment.
Read the rest for investigation info. Familiarize yourself with it.
We will discuss this in class.
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5 – Haines Index – read article on the Atmospheric Severity Index (Haines) Index.
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6 – Fire Environment Concept – Read the Fire Environment Concept.
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7 – Additionally, while on the NICC look at the page with a U.S. map. Click on the Arizona-New Mexico Area. Take some time to see what is here as this is the website that pertains to all fire activities in our area.
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8 – Fire Shelter Reading Assignment – This booklet will be handed out the
1st day of class. This material must be read and the Shelter Quiz submitted prior to class the 3rd morning.
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Again, Read these articles and answer the questions in the form linked below.
(If you don’t have computer access go to Pima College or the Tucson-Pima County
Library.)
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Part III – go to http://training.nwcg.gov/classes/i100.htm.
This is a 6 part on-line course required of all personnel in emergency services.
After completing the course, print out your certificate, make a copy
and turn in the copy. Be careful of the date prior to printing.
Often times, students put their birth dates in the print. We need the actually
date you completed the course. The system cannot store your certificate. Once
it is printed, you are erased for the course’s memory. If you make any mistakes,
you will have to go through the course again to get your certificate to print
again. You must maintain a copy for your self for future employment. Allow plenty
of time for this (1-3 hrs). This course must be completed and a copy of your
certificate must be turned in the first day of the course at check-in. If you
have access problems, call the instructors before the very first day of class.
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Part IV – PRE-COURSE ASSIGNMENT FORM
(hint – single word answers are seldom accepted)
