Between 1995 and 1999 the US National Park Service (NPS) founded seven Wildland Fire Modules (formerly Fire Use Modules) in park units across the United States. These modules were and are highly qualified and extremely effective in a variety of fire operations including, but not limited to, basic suppression, extremely accurate fire behavior analysis, and other tactical predictive services.
The Wildland Fire Module Unit (WFMU) serves the FUSC by directing the interagency wildland fire module program. The WFMU is responsible for providing national leadership on wildland fire modules, developing wildland fire module unit standards, qualifications, training, certification, and practices.
Wildland Fire Modules represent a major paradigm shift in how the fire community views the role of fire in our wildlands. Ever since the famous Big Burn of 1910 torched Idaho, Montana, and eastern Washington, agencies like the US Forest Service have gone to war every summer with fire. Fire was something to be controlled at all costs.
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NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430
for Wildland Fire Modules (WFMs). These standards are to be used by staff, supervisors, specialists, and technicians for planning, administering, and conducting WFM operations. These standards will also be used as a measure of WFM qualifications, capabilities, and expected performance, for both Type 1 and Type 2 WFMs.
As of 2010 there were 17 wildland fire modules in the United States. These modules are highly qualified and extremely effective in a variety of fire ground operations ranging from basic suppression to extremely accurate fire behavior analysis and other tactical predictive services.
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New standards for Wildland Fire Modules - Wildfire Today
Wildland Fire Module. The National Wildfire Coordinating Group has released new standards for Wildland Fire Modules (WFM), which a few years ago were called Fire Use Modules. WFMs are frequently ...
Wildland Fire Modules? Question. Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone had any first hand experience and insight on Wildland Fire Modules. What type of work is often performed? Can one expect good overtime during an average year? Any recommendations to look more attractive to land on a crew (other than the typical call/visit/make contact during ...
14 Wildland Support Modules Fourteen wildland support modules comprised of a team of qualified and equipped personnel conduct prescribed fire, mechanical fuel reduction, and wildfire suppression response at installations within their area of responsibility. Email [email protected] to learn more about the Air Force Wildland Fire ...