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Applied Fire Science & Management Careers

The Applied Fire Science & Management program prepares students for a growing profession that is essential for improving the wellbeing of California and the nation. 

Graduates often go on to work for local, state, federal, tribal, private, and non-governmental entities.

Related Job Titles

  • Battalion chief
  • Fire captain
  • Fire ecologist
  • Fire effects monitor
  • Fire management officer
  • Fire management specialist
  • Fire planner
  • Fire use module lead
  • Fuels management specialist
  • Prescribed fire burn boss
  • Prescribed fire and fuels technician
  • Wildland firefighter

Marketable Skills

Communication

  • Written and oral presentation skills
  • Conflict resolution
  • Communicating scientific concepts

Lab-based and Field-based Forestry Skills

  • Laboratory analysis
  • Field-based measurement
  • Research

Analytical and Investigative Skills

  • Knowledge of California forestry practice rules
  • Sampling and surveying
  • Statistical reasoning