Half of the day was spent in a classroom setting covering all aspects of fire behavior,
Review of last year's fire season, Assessment of this year's fire
potential, Heat Injury Identification and
Prevention, Wildland Fire Safety, Wildland Fire Behavior, Fireline Hazards, Fire Shelter Use.
The afternoon was spent on field skills such a: Fire Shelter Deployment, Water Tender Operations, Wildland Hoselays, and Mobile Attack Operations.
progressive hose lays, mobile attack, fire shelter deployment, etc. This year, California has experienced below-average rainfall across the State. This lack of rain has caused California's green grass and vegetation to dry out earlier than expected. When combined with this summer's high temperatures, the dry vegetation will pose an increasing threat for fire danger. It only takes one little spark to ignite a wildfire.
More than 100 large fires have swept across parts of the nation already this year, and the head of the U.S. Forest Service says the rest of the 2012 fire season is expected to be just as active as last year's, which saw big wildfires on hundreds of square miles in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and elsewhere.
Do your part to be fire safe this season visit http://www.readyforwildfire.org/
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If you are interested in becoming a volunteer visit Station #1 on Main Street to pick up and application.
This article was updated 5-2-12 at 2:45 pm.