ADVANCED SAWYER TRAINING Pre-requisites: Faller A Class (FALA), current CPR and Basic First Aid certification. Dates: March 13-15 This course has been developed to instruct intermediate sawyers (FALB) on advanced felling procedures and serve as a refresher for FALC’s. This is not a class intended for beginner sawyers. Students will learn about tree species, felling [...]

L-280 Followership to Leadership (32 hours) Dates: Session A  March 14-15                     Session B   March 16-17 Prerequisites: Experience on incident assignments in operations or support functions.                Human Factors on the Fireline (L-180).                Completion of pre-course work assignment. This training course is designed as a self-assessment opportunity for individuals preparing to step into a leadership role. [...]

S-200 Initial Attack Incident Commander (16 hours) Dates:   March 14-15 Pre-requisites:  Qualified as any single resource boss.                              Completion of pre-course work This course is designed to meet the training needs of the incident commander type 4 (ICT4). It is presented in a discussion/exercise format. The six instructional

S-203  Introduction to Incident Information (32 hours) Dates:   March 14-18 Pre-requisites:  Completion of pre-course work The purpose of this course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to serve as public information officers (PIOF). The course covers establishing and maintaining an incident information operation, communicating with internal and external audiences, working with the news media, handling [...]

S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Use (24 hours) Dates:  March 14-16 Pre-requisites:  None This is an instructor-led course intended to be presented at the local level. The course consists of three skill areas: supply, delivery, and application of water.

S-212 Wildland Fire Chain Saws (32 hours) Dates:   March 13-16 Pre-requisites : Qualified as a firefighter type 2 (FFT2). This is an instructor-led course intended to be presented at the local level. The course lessons provide introduction to the function, maintenance and

S-215  Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface (32 hours) Dates:  March 14-17 Pre-requisites: Wildland Fire Agencies: Students must be Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) qualified.                     Structural Fire Departments: Students should have completed Introduction to ICS                     (I-100), Human Factors on the Fireline (L-180), Firefighter Training                     (S-130), Introduction to Wildland   Fire Behavior (S-190), and Firefighter                     Type 1 (S-131); or equivalent training.                      Students attending [...]

S-230 Crew Boss (Single Resource) (24 hours) Dates: March 13-15 Prerequisites: Qualified as firefighter type 1 (FFT1).                     Successful completion of Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (S-290)                     Completion of pre-course work This is a classroom course designed to produce student proficiency in the performance of duties associated with the single resource boss position from initial dispatch through

S-231 Engine Boss (Single Resource) (16 hours) Dates:  March 16-17 Pre-requisites:  Crew Boss, Single Resource (S-230).                    Qualified as a firefighter type 1 (FFT1).                    Completion of pre-course work This is a skill course designed to produce student proficiency in the performance of the duties associated with engine boss, single resource (ENGB). Topics include engine and crew [...]

S-234 Ignition Operations (16 hours) Dates: March 15-16 Pre-requisites: Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (S-290)                             Completion of pre-course work This course introduces the roles and responsibilities of a firing boss (FIRB), common firing devices, and general firing operations and techniques. Although comprehensive in nature, the coursework