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Table 3 Wildland fire curricula in United States universities in 2014 that offer wildland fire programs, courses, or Student Association for Fire Ecology chapters. Bold text indicates that the institution offers a fire ecology program certified by the Association for Fire Ecology.

From: Assessment of Experiential Education in Prescribed Burning for Current and Future Natural Resource Managers

University

Total number of wildland fire coursesa

Number of courses with “prescribed fire” in titleb

Number of courses with “prescribed fire” in course descriptionc

Auburn University

1

0

0

California Polytechnic State University*

6

0

0

California State University, Chico

1

0

0

Clark University*

1

0

0

Clemson University

2

0

Unknown

Colorado Mesa University

10

1

3

Colorado State University*

4

0

2

Duke University*

1

0

1

Humboldt State University*

5

0

1

Louisiana State University*

1

0

0

Mississippi State University*

1

0

1

New Mexico Highlands University

5

1

2

Northern Arizona University*

4

0

0

Northern Michigan University

6

0

1

Ohio State University*

2

0

1

Oklahoma State University*

5

2

4

Oregon State University*

4

0

0

Stephen F. Austin State University*

3

0

1

Texas Tech University*

3

1

1

University of California, Berkeley*

4

0

2

University of California, Davis*

1

0

0

University of Oregon*

1

0

1

University of Florida*

4

0

3

University of Georgia

1

1

1

University of Idaho*

14

1

2

University of Massachusetts

1

0

0

University of Missouri

1

0

0

University of Montana*

5

1

1

University of Nevada, Reno*

1

0

1

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

1

0

0

University of North Texas

1

0

1

University of Tennessee

3

1

1

University of Washington*

2

0

0

University of Wisconsin, Madison

1

0

0

University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

5

0

2

Utah State University*

1

0

0

Virginia Tech University

2

0

2

Total

114

9

35

Mean

3

0.2

1

Proportion of universities with prescribed fire curricula

8 of 37 (22 %)

22 of 37 (60 %)

  1. a Wildland fire course numbers are based on official university websites and course descriptions. We assessed both undergraduate and graduate courses; if a course was cross-listed, it was only counted once. We only counted courses available for academic credit towards a degree.
  2. b Courses with “prescribed fire” in title or some variation (prescribed burning, controlled burning, ignition).
  3. c Courses mentioning ‘prescribed fire’ in course description: total wildland fire courses = 35 of 114 (31 %).
  4. * Universities assessed in Kobziar et al. 2009; all others recommended by editorial reviewers.