Geospatial Fire Analysis, Interpretation, and Application
The online portions of the NWCG course S-495 Geospatial Fire Analysis, Interpretation, and Application (a combination of the former S-492 and A-493 NWCG courses and additional materials) are available by Unit below.
Online Portion of S-495 Geospatial Fire Analysis, Interpretation, and Application
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Provided below is the online portion of S-495. The intended audience for these materials is anyone interested in learning, maintaining, or improving their knowledge and skills in geospatial fire analysis, interpretation, and application. This includes retirees who want access to current information, new learners interested in the geospatial fire world, past S-495 students that want access to updated course content, and prospective S-495 students who would like to preview the online portion of the NWCG S-495 course. If you would like to attend the NWCG instructor led S-495 course please see the section below "How Can I Sign Up for NWCG S-495 Course?"
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* These materials are subject to change as the S-495 course materials are updated with new and current information.
How Can I Sign Up for the NWCG S-495 Course?
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If you are interested in receiving credit for the NWCG S-495 course, which includes the online units provided above, a qualifying exam, online quizzes, instructor support, webinars, a face-to-face week long session (TBD, 2013), a final exam and an NWCG course completion certificate for those with a passing grade, check back in summer 2012 for the course announcement, and please follow your agency procedures for the NWCG course nomination process. Contact your unit's training officer if needed. Once your nomination has been accepted you will be directed to use this link to register for a University of Idaho Blackboard account, which will give you access to the Qualifying Exam. Students that pass the Qualifying Exam will then be given access to the online course materials AND the additional required online quizzes, webinars, instructor support and more. The S-495 face-to-face session is taught every other year, odd years, in the spring. The nomination deadline for the 2013 spring session will be announced in fall 2012. Do not register for a University of Idaho Blackboard account until your NWCG nomination for S-495 has been accepted. The online portions of the course have been provided above for those that do not wish to attend the S-495 course but do want to access to the materials for their own independent study.
* 2011 NWCG S-495 Course Objectives, Dates, and Prerequisites (new information in 2012) *
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S-495 Course Information
| NWCG - nominated students needed to complete the online Qualifying Exam by 23:59 on November 8, 2010. This was a 1-week extension from what was published in the Course Announcement. To access the online exam register for a University of Idaho Blackboard Account.
Pending the results of the Qualifying Exam students were notified of acceptance by November 15, 2010. Once accepted, students could begin working through the online materials available in Blackboard.
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