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NWCG S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Q0901 - S190

Delivery type


Online - Self-Study

ACE recommendation


There is no American Council on Education credit recommendation for this course.

This course provides instruction in the primary factors affecting the start and spread of wildfire and recognition of potentially hazardous situations. This course is typically taught in conjunction with or prior to "NWCG S-130, Firefighter Training (Wildland)."

The material is broken into 3 online modules (1 to 3 hours each).

After completing the online training required by your agency or department, a training officer or fire chief will evaluate required further training. The affiliated department can then certify students’ completion of this course by issuing the final certificate.

Please note: You must go through each module completely and successfully pass the end-of-module challenge review in order to receive credit for this course.

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