Course Introduction:
S-211: Fire Weather and Environment – Prescribed Fire Edition provides a practical foundation in fire weather principles to support safe and effective prescribed fire planning and operations. Designed for fire practitioners, planners, and resource professionals, this course focuses on interpreting weather conditions, predicting fire behaviour, and making informed go/no-go decisions. Through clear examples and visual tools, students will build confidence in applying fire weather knowledge in prescribed.
Self-paced, online, give yourself 4-6 hours to complete.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Describe how temperature, relative humidity, wind, and atmospheric stability influence fire behaviour.
Interpret fire weather forecasts and spot forecasts for prescribed fire planning.
Recognize local wind patterns, slope effects, clouds, and topographic influences on fire movement.
Identify fuel moisture trends and their relationship to atmospheric conditions.
Apply fire weather knowledge to ignition timing, holding strategies, and big change factors during prescribed burns.
Videos in this course use avatars (instead of me) with their script written by me. It’s a tool that keeps training accessible, affordable, and easy to update for those studying between shifts, travelling, or working through a busy fire season. The focus is on practical, applied learning that connects directly to prescribed fire.
You’ll see concepts explained visually, alongside real examples, case studies, and a good amount of field footage that I’ve been involved with. This mix keeps the learning experience grounded, credible, and useful, helping you build the knowledge and confidence to apply what you learn to your work and studies.
Dates
This is a self-paced, online course with no expiry date for access. This means you can enroll whenever you want and move through it whenever you want. Initially you’re given six months to complete it, but please let me know if you need an extension.
Participant Feedback
“Very informative and focused education to understand safe prescribed burn environments.” – Drone Industry Participant
“This information helps fill the blanks for the s100 and s190 courses for a better well rounded understanding on reading the environment and the weather instability risks. Thanks.” - Firewise BC Participant
“10/10 course. I was very satisfied with the training and the online learning experience. The course was easy to navigate, well organized, and straightforward to work through at my own pace. The material was presented clearly and was relevant to the role. I appreciated how accessible the course was and how smoothly everything functioned from start to finish.” – Wildland Firefighter
“Prescribed Fire Edition, provides clear examples and with visual tools students get real support for measuring weather conditions in the field during prescribed burning. Great effort and final result!” – Fire Lieutenant, Greece
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