SWAIT Newsletter
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X900: Investigation of Powerline Caused Wildland Fires
NWCG has updated the X900 Powerline course. It now resides on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal and can be taken on demand. The course takes about 2-3 hours to complete. If you’ve never taken X900 or need a refresher on investigating powerline caused wildland fires check it out today. The course is free. If you don’t have an account on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal, it is free to set one up. Once you have an account setup, from your home page, click on the on demand courses button in the upper right corner of the page or click the below link.
How to Keep SWAIT Newsletter Out of Your Junk Folder
Junk mail sucks! But sometimes emails we want to see end up in the junk folder. Over half of our subscribers are not getting the periodic newsletter emails we send out. Make sure to add newsletter@swaitreno.com to your safe sender list today. We’ve created a tutorial on how to add SWAIT (and other email addresses) to your safe sender list. Check it out! Junk Mail Filter Tutorial
NWCG Wildland Fire Investigation Subcommittee - Updates
The NWCG Wildland Fire Investigation Subcommittee (WFISC) met this past week for their annual in person meeting. The main focus this years meeting was to review the upcoming update to the PMS412 Guide to Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Investigation. The new version is anticipated to be published by Spring.
CFI Trainer - Fire Dynamics in the Wildland
CFI Trainer’s new training on wildland fire dynamics.