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fire_help@fs.fed.us
+1 800-253-5559

Training

Training Philosophy

For several reasons, WFDSS is a different kind of tool, and you will be using it differently than a typical software application.

  1. As you can see from looking at the different user roles, using WFDSS requires a variety of skills.
  2. You will likely use the system very intensely during fire season and then not as much in the off-season.
  3. You might not even have a need to use WFDSS for several fire seasons.

For these reasons, and the fact that traditional in-person training is very expensive, such classroom style training is not planned for WFDSS.

Instead, we will be using a combination of e-learning and coaching to assist users in getting the most out of WFDSS. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following:

The training website for WFDSS is located at: https://wfdss.usgs.gov/training/faces/jsp/login/WFDSSLogin.jsp

Training Schedule

Training webinars are being currently held to cover user roles and modeling techniques. The live webinars will require attendees to register; however, we are also working on podcasts of the webinars, which you can download freely (see Webinars).

Register for the webinars by clicking the link for the class you want to attend:

Additional webinar dates are being scheduled, and will be posted as information becomes available.

System Requirements:

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Webinars and Other Elearning

Note: To view PDFs, you must have Acrobat Reader® installed. It is a free download from http://get.adobe.com/reader/.

As WFDSS webinars occur, we will post the slides and any handouts here.