The Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network and USDA Forest Service Southern Region are hosting an upcoming RX-410, Smoke Management Techniques course February 2-5, 2025 at the Bent Creek Training Center, 1579 Brevard Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
To be nominated for the course, open the link to application in the attached form (pdf).
The deadline for nominations is September 6, 2024, and selections will be announced on September 13, 2024.
There is no tuition for this course, but students will be responsible for their own lodging and meals.
Additional details, requirements, and pre-work instruction will be provided to the selected applicants.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Carmella Stirrat, North Carolina Fire Manager, The Nature Conservancy. ([email protected]) or 919-794-4368 (office)
More information from the course flier:
RX-410 is a suggested National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) training course designed for individuals with the RXB1 (Prescribed Burn Boss Type 1) certification seeking to become an RXB2 (Prescribed Burn Boss Type 2). This course would also benefit Long Term Fire Analysts (LTAN), Fire Effects Monitors (FEMO), air regulators, fire ecologists, private landowners, prescribed fire consultants, and fire planners.
This course leads students through the ecological and historical role of fire; the characteristics of smoke; the health, safety, and visibility impact of smoke; public relations; legal requirements; meteorology; fuel consumption; smoke production dispersion modeling; and operational smoke management strategies. Interactive in nature, it contains a panel discussion, several exercises designed to facilitate class participation, and case studies highlighting North Carolina/Southern Appalachian-specific environments.
