Wildland fire classes

The S-130, Firefighter Training (Blended), equips new wildland firefighters with essential skills through a mix of online learning and hands-on training. The course features a required online component and an instructor-led exercise, reinforcing online concepts with practical performance-based training.

The course builds competencies in wildland fire operations, safety, and equipment use, applicable across various operational environments. Both the online component and instructor-led field exercise must be completed to receive a certificate of completion. Students are required to finish the prerequisite S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior, before enrolling in S-130, Firefighter Training (Blended).

The intent of RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR), is to focus line-going personnel on operations and decision-making issues related to fireline safety to recognize and mitigate risk, maintain safe and effective practices, and reduce accidents and near misses.

S-131, Firefighter Type 1 is designed to meet the training needs of the Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) and/or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5). Topics include operational leadership, communications, LCES, and tactical decision-making.

NWCG S-211 portable pumps. Learn the basics of portable pump operations and troubleshooting, as well as how to use portable pumps most effectively. The class includes real-world portable pump scenarios, problems, and solutions. 

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 demobilization to the home unit. Topics include operational leadership, preparation and mobilization, assignment preparation, risk management, entrapment avoidance, safety and tactics, offline duties, demobilization, and post incident responsibilities.

This is a skill course designed to meet the training needs of a Heavy Equipment Boss, Single Resource (HEQB), on an incident as outlined in the NIMS: Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide, PMS 310-1, and the position task book developed for the position. Primary considerations are tactical use and safety precautions required to establish and maintain an effective dozer operation. A field exercise is required as part of the course.