National Wildfire Coordinating Group

S590 Advanced Fire Behavior Interpretations Course Steering Committee

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Mission Statement

The S-590 Advanced Fire Behavior Interpretations Course Steering Committee (S590CSC) provides national leadership in management of the S-590 training course.

Primary Objectives

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  • Develop and maintain the S-590 training course based on the advanced fire behavior standards, and the related FBAN & LTAN Incident Position Descriptions (IPD) elements.
  • Provide input on the advanced fire behavior standards and the FBAN & LTAN IPDs to the Fire Behavior Subcommittee.
  • Assist with the development of job aids and other position performance support tools.
  • Coordinate course delivery with National Advanced Fire Resource Institute.

 

 

Chair: 
Tessa Nicolet, Dennis Burns
NWCG Coordinator: 
Dave Schultz
Parent Committee: 
Page Last Modified / Reviewed: 
2023-11-07