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Below are the APPROVED agendas that qualify for A.S.K. hours.

The tractor operators need at least 5 hours per year. FMOs need 10 hours, and foresters need 10 ASK hours on top of their 10 CFE hours. FMOs are responsible for tracking hours for their personnel.

2020
2023	A.S.K. Hours
Prescribed Burning Techniques and Lessons Learned	1
2022	A.S.K. Hours
Fire-Adapted Cities	1
Longleaf Topics: Fire & Wildlife	1.5
Potential Impacts Of Prescribed Fire Smoke	1
Invasive Grasses Of The Southeast	1
COVID-19 Impacts On Southeast Prescribed Fire & Strategies For Keeping Fire On The Ground	1.5
Legal Liability For Prescribed Fire In The Southeast	1
Invasive Plant Best Management Practices	1
	8.0

2021	A.S.K. Hours
2020 SC Prescribed Fire Council Meeting (word) –Agenda (word)	2.5
Air Quality 101 – Essential Concepts and Tools for Prescribed Burners (word)	1.5
Firefighter Safety in the WUI and LCES (word) –Agenda (word)	1
Growing Season Prescribed Fires and Ground-Nesting Birds (word)	1
The How, What and Where of Safety Zones (word)	1.5
Overview of Facilitated Learning Analysis (FLA) Process (word)	1
Prescribed Burning 101 (word)	1
Prescribed Fire In Piedmont Hardwoods (word) –Agenda (word)	2
	20.5

Description of Agendas	A.S.K. Hours
Critical Fire Weather Patterns	1.5
Recent Advances in Understanding Eastern US Litter Flammability	1
Wildland Firefighter Heat Illness Awareness and Prevention	1.5
Hazard Tree Safety	1
Everyone Goes Home and Stress Preparation	1
Fire Prevention Lessons Learned	1
Spotfires	1
Hazard Tree and Burn Boss	1
	20.5

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Additional skills & knowledge (ASK) training

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