Wildland Firefighting Field Day

By: Dr. Darrel Murray, Assistant Professor

On Monday, October 30th, staff from the Texas Forest Service in Mineral Wells led a wildland firefighting field day at the Tarleton Agriculture Center as part of an online training course. Nine students from the Department of Wildlife & Natural Resources participated, receiving Basic Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (FTT2) certificates. Certification is often required to participate in prescribed fires, as well as other wildland fire operations including ignition, control, mop-up, suppression, and monitoring.

People in helmets handling large orange and green tarps indoors.
People raking sand in an indoor arena.
People standing in a circle inside a large indoor arena.