| Level |
Credits |
Unit Standard (US) |
Description |
| 2 |
2 Credits |
21417 |
Operate light portable pumps in a vegetation fire environment |
| 3 |
3 Credits |
14565 |
Use maps to locate and plan a navigation route to a vegetation fire |
| 3 |
2 Credits |
20399 |
Demonstrate knowledge of legislated responsibilities of Rural Fire Officers and a Rural Fire Authority |
| 3 |
3 Credits |
3285 |
Demonstrate knowledge of protection of personal safety at vegetation fires |
| 3 |
3 Credits |
3286 |
Control vegetation fires using dry fire fighting techniques |
| 3 |
3 Credits |
3287 |
Suppress vegetation fires with water and with water with additives |
| 3 |
2 Credits |
3288 |
Load water and additives for aerial operations at vegetation fires |
| 3 |
3 Credits |
3289 |
Carry out hand-operated ignition at prescribed vegetation burning operations |
| 4 |
4 Credits |
14556 |
Apply Fire Weather Index System data for fire reduction and readiness measures |
| 4 |
3 Credits |
14564 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the fire environment on vegetation fire behaviour |
| 4 |
3 Credits |
20398 |
Issue fire permits |
| 4 |
4 Credits |
3291 |
Lead a vegetation fire crew |
| 4 |
3 Credits |
3292 |
Lead heavy machinery operations for use at vegetation fires |
| 4 |
4 Credits |
3293 |
Lead ground support for air operations at vegetation fires |
| 4 |
3 Credits |
3294 |
Lead a prescribed vegetation burning operation crew |
| 4 |
3 Credits |
3299 |
Provide vegetation fire support services |
| 5 |
6 Credits |
10615 |
Investigate origin and cause of vegetation fires |
| 5 |
5 Credits |
14563 |
Supervise aerial fire suppression operations at vegetation fires |
| 5 |
8 Credits |
20396 |
Manage ground operations at vegetation fires |
| 5 |
8 Credits |
20397 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the legislated responsibilities of a Principal Rural Fire Officer |
| 5 |
6 Credits |
3290 |
Exercise initial response, command, and control for vegetation fire operations |
| 5 |
6 Credits |
3296 |
Manage prescribed vegetation burning operations |
| 5 |
5 Credits |
3304 |
Assess threat from vegetation fire |
| 5 |
8 Credits |
4648 |
Demonstrate knowledge of vegetation fire behaviour |
| 6 |
8 Credits |
3297 |
Manage air operations at vegetation fires |
| 6 |
8 Credits |
3300 |
Command vegetation fire incidents |
| 6 |
10 Credits |
4649 |
Apply knowledge of vegetation fire behaviour for fire management |
| 6 |
10 Credits |
4650 |
Carry out planning activities at rural fire operations |
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