Forest Protection Module

 Main parts of the Module

 The Forest Protection Module is divided into three parts namely:
oForest Fire Management
o Pests
oDiseases
 Mr. Selestine Mafuru will teach you about Forest Fire
Management
 Ms. Msangi will teach you about Forest Diseases
 Ms. Chanai Amwene will teach you about Forest Pests
 Forest Protection Module
 Mode of Assessment from the combine Module
• 3 Individual Assignments 1 from each part
• One combined test covering all three parts
• 3 Practical Tests 1 from each part
 Fire Management Course Outlines
Chapter One: The Fire Triangle
• Chapter Two: The Fire Environment & Wildland Fire
Triangle
• Chapter Three: Effects of Fuel Characteristics on
Forest Fire Behaviors
• Chapter Four: Effects of Weather Elements on Forest
Fire Behaviors
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• Chapter Five: Effects of Topography on Forest Fire
Behaviors
• Chapter Six: Introduction to Fire Danger Index (FDI &
Fire Danger Rating (FDR)
• Chapter Six: The concept of Fire regimes and forest
fires History
 Fire Management Outlines….
• Chapter Seven: Introduction to Fire Management Plan
(FiMP) namely:
i. Fire Prevention Plan
ii. Fire Protection Plan
iii. Fire Suppression Plan
Chapter Eight: Safety on the Fireline
• Chapter Nine: Village Fire Management Action Plan
(VFMAP) & Fire Burning Permits
 Fire Management Outlines….
• Chapter Ten: Forest Fire Detection and Communication
Facilities
• Chapter Eleven: Village Fire Management Institutions (VFMIs)
• Chapter Twelve : Fire Risk & forest hazards isolation strategies

• Chapter Thirteen: Best practices on traditional uses of fire &

negative impacts of fire on community livelihoods &
ecosystems
• Chapter Fourteen: Fire Suppression Tools and Equipment