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| | Leadership Development |
 | | Agency leadership courses provide valuable training to natural resource professionals in most fields; however, wildland firefighting is one of the most dangerous of the natural resource occupations, and requires specialized training. |
 | | One of the most important strengths of the leadership development program is its blend of training, assessment, self-development and experience that allows students to put the concepts they’ve acquired into practice in the field, assess their success, modify their behavior if necessary, and then again evaluate their success. |
 | | The Leadership Committee, consisting of representatives from federal, state, and county wildland fire agencies, is constantly coordinating with and updating agencies, field managers, geographic area training representatives and others on the status of the curriculum. |
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