| STATE WIDE STATTISTICS | ||
| YEAR | FIRES | ACRES |
| 2012 | 719 | 3186.4 |
| YEAR | FIRES | ACRES |
| 2012 | 97 | 834.2 Acres |
| 2011 | 25 | 22.9 Acres |
| 2010 | 45 | 86.4 Acres |
| 2009 | 55 | 80.3 Acres |
| 2008 | 130 | 187.1 Acres |
| 2007 | 71 | 158.7 Acres |
| 2006 | 144 | 233.9 Acres |
| 2005 | 80 | 127.0 Acres |
| 2004 | 22 | 29.7 Acres |
| 2003 | 30 | 20.8 Acres |
Fire Danger Class obsv.
Fire Danger Class Forecast
Haines Index
Keetch-Byram Drought Index
10 Hour Fuels Observed
10 Hour Fuels Forecast
Yesterday78
Week357
Month1790
All114603
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TODAYS FIRE DANGER LEVEL High fire danger means all fine dead fuels ignite readily and fires start easily from most causes. Unattended brush and camp fires are likely to escape. Fires spread rapidly and short distance spotting is common. Fires may become serious and their control difficult unless they are attacked successfully while small. Outdoor burning should be restricted to early morning and late evening hours.
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Fire Courses at French Creek
The William Penn Forest District will be presenting the following courses at the District office confrence room at French Creek State Park. Class sizes are limeted to 30 students so please register early.
S-131 Registration Form S-133/L-180 Registration Form
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE
S-131 Advanced Firefighter/Squad Boss
PLACE: French Creek State Park – Conference Room
DATE: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
TIME: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Course Overview
S-131
Course Description
Firefighter Type 1, S-131, is an eight-hour course designed to meet the
training needs of the Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1). This course is designed to
be interactive in nature. It contains several tactical decision games designed
to facilitate learning the objectives and class discussion. Topics include
fireline reference materials, communications, and tactical decision making.
S-133 Look Up, Look Down, Look Around & L-180 Human Factors on the Fireline
PLACE: French Creek State Park – Conference Room
DATE: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
TIME: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Course Overviews
S-133
Look Up, Look Down, Look Around, S-133 is designed to meet the
training needs of a Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) and Incident Commander Type
5 (ICT5) as outlined in the Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide, PMS
310-1, & the Position Task Book (PTB) developed for these positions.
Look Up, Look Down, Look Around focuses on seven environmental
factors and their respective indicators that fireline personnel should
recognize to predict hazardous fire behavior. The course also addresses how
to use these indicators when applying the Risk Management Process.
L-180
This training course is designed for orientation to new crewmembers.
The S-130 Firefighter training course involves a few short lecture segments,
but the primary content is delivered by video and supported with small
group exercises. Topics include situation awareness, basic communication
responsibilities, attitude and stress barriers, decision making process, and
teamwork principles. Students will demonstrate an understanding of their
responsibilities to address human performance issues so they can integrate
more effectively into crews/teams operating in high-risk, dynamic work
environments.