2022 Air Resource Advisor Class
Pre-Work
2022 ARA Training Class Pre-Work
The Air Resource Advisor training course requires substantial pre-work to be completed in advance of the classroom session.
Required pre-work will be announced to accepted students in early April 2022. To give a sense of the scope of the prework required, the following list is from the 2019 Training Class. This list is being revised for the 2022 course; individual items may be added, eliminated, or revamped for the 2022 course.
FOR EXAMPLE ONLY: 2019 PREWORK LIST
For those with limited fire experience:
For those with a limited meteorology background:
Four S-290 (Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior) course segments:
Unit 4: Basic Weather Processes (< 1 hour)
Unit 5: Temperature and Relative Humidly Relationships (< 1 hour)
Unit 6: Atmospheric Stability (3-4 hours)
Unit 7: Wind Systems (2-3 hours)
For those without recent active air quality professional experience:
For ALL students (subject to revision in 2022):
Watched “About the Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program” video (15 min)
Watched “Smoke: Knowing the Risks” video (14 min)
Familiarized myself with Basic Smoke Management Practices
Familiarized myself with Wildfire Smoke A Guide for Public Health Officials
Obtain AirNow Tech account (more info here)
Obtain account on Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) (more info here)
Completed WFDSS exercises and watched video (more info here)
Attended Smoke Modeling Introduction webinar or watched recording
Reviewed WFAQRP Links page and sites linked from there
Reviewed Smoke, Roadways and Safety Guide
Reviewed the following chapters of the NWCG Smoke Management Guide for Prescribed Fire, 2020 edition
2.1 Public Health and Exposure to Smoke
4.1 Fuel Consumption and Smoke Production
5.1 Smoke Management Meteorology
5.2 Practical Tools: Meteorology and Simple Models for Predicting Smoke Movement and Potential Smoke Effects
5.3. Smoke Prediction Models
Complete meteorology pre-work quiz *after* reviewing the S-290 units and chapter 5.1 of the NWCG Smoke Management Guide for Prescribed Fire