AWARD PURPOSE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS NATIONAL-LEVEL TRAINING FROM COALITIONS COLLABORATIVES, INC. AND THE USDA FOREST SERVICE IS DESIGNED FOR CURRENT OR FUTURE MITIGATION SPECIALISTS, WILDFIRE PROGRAM LEADS, AND OTHERS WHO WORK WITH RESIDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK. THE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE MITIGATION BEST PRACTICES TRAINING CONCENTRATES ON SCIENCE, METHODS, AND TOOLS THAT WILL HELP STUDENTS ENGAGE COMMUNITIES RESIDENTS WHILE ALSO HELPING TO ELIMINATE INEFFECTIVE PRACTICES. PARTICIPANTS GENERALLY COME WITH A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF WILDFIRES, HOW HOMES BURN, AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. THE COURSE ASSUMES THEY KNOW HOW TO MITIGATE, BUT THAT THEY COULD USE SUPPORT TO ENGAGE THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN THIS WORKSHOP, WE WORK THROUGH SOME OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES FACING OUR WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE COMMUNITIES. THE COURSE HELPS BREAK DOWN INEFFECTIVE PRACTICES TO MAKE SPACE FOR THE MORE EFFECTIVE ONES WITH A FOCUS ON ON- THE-GROUND MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. TAKING THIS SHORT 3-DAY VERSION OF THE COURSE SETS STUDENTS UP TO COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL MITIGATION ACTION PLAN, COMPLETING THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO GET THE IQCS N9703 CERTIFICATION. THIS COURSE IS REQUIRED TRAINING FOR THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION SPECIALIST TEAM MEMBER (WMTM) AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION SPECIALIST TEAM LEAD (WMTL) POSITIONS WITH THE USFS. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES: TRAIN A MINIMUM OF 100 STUDENTS, HOST 5 TRAINING COURSES. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: CURRENT OR FUTURE MITIGATION SPECIALISTS, WILDFIRE PROGRAM LEADS, AND OTHERS WHO WORK WITH RESIDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK