# Wildland Fire Technology Operations (WFTO) courses

Allan Hancock College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://hancockcollege.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/28544/28874/31181

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027.

### WFTO 332 — Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior S-290

- **Units:** 2
- **Advisory:** WFT 305WFT 307
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules
- Course Offered: As Needed
- Grading Method: Pass/No Pass

Provides the necessary knowledge to develop fire behavior for effective and safe fire management operations. Topics include how changes in fuels and topography can provide full and partial barriers to the spread of wildland fires and explain the chimney effect in canyon topography.

### WFTO 399A — Dispatch Recorder D-110

- **Units:** 0.5
- **Advisory:** WFT 101
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

This course of study is designed to train potential dispatch recorders on the structure of an expanded dispatch organization and effectively perform with that organization.