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Fires in the natural environment II.

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 030-0125/01
Abbreviation PVPP-II
Course title Fires in the natural environment II.
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Fire Protection
Course coordinator Ing. Jan Hora, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

Prevention and preparedness (systems approach)
Ground tactics I (strategy and line work)
Ground tactics II (water, logistics and optimization)
Aerial firefighting and ground-air coordination (including rotation optimization and UAS)
Use of fire as a tool (prescribed burning, firing operations)
Responder safety and human factors
Command, organization and interoperability (incident management)
Evacuation, population protection and WUI defense
Critical infrastructure and business continuity
Smoke, toxicology and public health
Impacts on ecosystems, soil and water + subsequent threats
Forensic analysis, causes of initiation and liability
Economics, law, governance and research methods (integrated framework)

E-learning

Studijní materiály jsou uloženy na LMS.

Povinná literatura

Teie, William C. Firefighter’s Handbook on Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics and Safety. 3rd ed. Rescue, CA: Deer Valley Press, 2005. 530 p.
Tedim, Fantina; Leone, Vittorio; McGee, Tara K. (eds.) Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters: Root Causes and New Management Strategies. San Diego: Elsevier, 2019.

Doporučená literatura

Weir, John R. Conducting Prescribed Fires: A Comprehensive Manual. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 194 p.
Omi, Philip N. Forest Fires: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005. 368 p.
Cohen, Jack D. Preventing disaster: home ignitability in the wildland–urban interface. Journal of Forestry, 2000, vol. 98, no. 3, pp. 15–21.