FSA 460 - Advanced Aviation Management in Fire Suppression

Credits: 3

This course examines aviation program management in the wildland/urban interface environment, aviation policy development and requirements, development of flight operational standards and procedures, the use of “Restricted” category aircraft, aviation life support equipment and use, identification and implementation of established maintenance standards, development of standards for an “approval” process for aviation assets, development of user training and standards, development of a decision making process for program management, identify and develop acquisition methods and the implementation of contracting assets, identify and develop a safety culture in aviation, hazard/risk analysis and mitigation techniques, multiagency aviation resource acquisition and deployment planning, aviation asset utilization in suppressing wildfire, aviation program infrastructure development, multiagency cooperation, working within budgetary constraints of an aviation program, multiagency aviation policies, procedures and implementation of aviation assets, analysis of aviation programs within the fire community, command/control dynamics, strategic and tactical program considerations, program support and supervision procedures, and aviation program evaluation. Students must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

Prerequisites: FSA program admission or consent of instructor.