Associate Degree in Wildland Firefighter
Appleton, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
24 Jun 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 6,600 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Your interest in the outdoors and intense physical activity could lead to a rewarding career protecting life, property, and natural resources from wildfires. Gain the skills you need to use planned, controlled fire as a tool in wildlife management, forestry, or endangered species management. You’ll learn about the ignition and suppression of wildland and prescribed fire, along with the safe operation of equipment. You’ll also get plenty of hands-on experience in live fire situations. Your training will cover ecosystem-based management, emergency response, hazardous materials, and structural and wildland fire practices. You’ll be part of an elite and uniquely qualified group of wildland firefighters.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Curriculum
Technical Studies
- Plant Identification
- Exploring Natural Resources
- Wildfire Intro S130/S190/L180
- S-219 Firing Operations
- Fitness Qualification Prep 1
- S133/S211/S131 Safety/Pumps/FF1
- Wildfire Equipment Operation
- Hazmat Awareness & Operations
- Emergency Medical Responder with Healthcare Provider CPR
- Ecology
- Natural Resources Common Topics
- S212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws
- Fire Experience
- Fire Prep
- Wildlife Mgmt - Nongame and Hunted Species
- Forestry 1
- History of Wildfire
- Forest Recreation Environmental Education
- Forestry 2
- S290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior
- Prescribed Fire
- S134 & RT130 Annual Refresher
General Studies
- Written Communication
- College Mathematics
- Oral/Interpersonal Comm
- Economics
- General Biology
- Intro to Psychology
Program Outcome
- Analyze the history of wildland fire and its effects on fire suppression in the United States today.
- Articulate benefits of using prescribed fire to achieve specific management objectives including ecological effects.
- Communicate effectively, in both oral and written format, with other employees, supervisors, government officials, interest groups, and individual citizens.
- Complete National Wildfire Coordinating Group certification training to attain qualifications toward Wildland Firefighter Type 1 with an advanced fire behavior understanding.
- Demonstrate a level of fitness, personal health, professional appearance, and behavior required to perform the duties of a wildland firefighter.
- Demonstrate the ability to function in a highly structured organizational system while adapting to change in a dynamic wildland fire environment.
- Manage/extinguish live wildland fire and prescribed burns as a member of a team with an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each position.
- Operate wildland fire and prescribed burn equipment safely and efficiently.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- Endangered Species Technician.
- Engine Crew Member.
- Forestry Technician.
- Hand Crew Member.
- Prescribed Fire Technician.
- Wildland Firefighter.
- Wildland Technician.
English Language Requirements
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