{"id":2841,"date":"2023-11-01T14:28:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T14:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/?p=2841"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:22:39","slug":"wildland-firefighting-field-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/2023\/11\/01\/wildland-firefighting-field-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildland Firefighting Field Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By: Dr. Darrel Murray, Assistant Professor <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, October 30th, staff from the Texas Forest Service in Mineral Wells led a wildland firefighting field day at the Tarleton Agriculture Center as part of an online training course. Nine students from the Department of Wildlife &amp; Natural Resources participated, receiving Basic Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (FTT2) certificates. 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