Begins: June 7, 2008, 8:00 am

Ends: June 8, 2008, 5:00 pm

Prerequisites: Qualified as advanced firefighter/squad boss (FFT1) or dispatch recorder

Course Description: This course covers aircraft types and capabilities, aviation management and safety for flying in and working with agency aircraft, tactical and logistical uses of aircraft, and requirements for helicopter take-off and landing areas. Note: The regulations, procedures and policies addressed in this course are primarily those governing federal agency and ICS operations. State, county, or other political subdivisions using this course will need to consult their agency having jurisdiction with respect to regulations, procedures and policies.

Pre-Academy Coursework:
Students will be sent the aircraft identification guide to study. Students are required to identify 10 out of 20 possible aircraft at the beginning of class.

Students must supply the following:

• Fireline Handbook 410-1

Fee: $160 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Bill Edwards / John Wimberg

Begins: June 7, 2008, 8:00 am

Ends: June 11, 2008, 5:00 pm

Prerequisites: I-100, Introduction to Incident Command System must be completed prior to taking the S-130/S-190 course. I-100 is a web based course that can be taken at this site: http://training.nwcg.gov/classes/i100.htm You must be connected to a printer to complete this course. Once you have completed the course, print out the certificate to present to the instructor of the S-130/S-190 course.

Course Description: This introductory course is designed to train entry-level firefighters, as well as, refresh structural and Wildfire firefighters. Participants will be introduced to and gain knowledge of the basic incident management organization, firefighting techniques, suppression equipment, safety, strategy/tactics along with fire behavior, and establish an awareness of human performance issues that impact fireline job performance.

Students must supply the following equipment:

• Work clothing (i.e. long pants and shirt)
• Lace-up boots
• Eye and ear protection
• Work gloves
• Hardhat

You will need these items for your field day of class.

Fee: $175 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Rudy Williams

Begins: June 7, 2008, 9:00 am

Ends: June 10, 2008, 4:00 pm

Prerequisites: Qualified as a firefighter Type 2 (FFT2); current certification in Basic First Aid and CPR.

Course Description: Wildfire Fire Chain Saws, S-212, is an instructor-led course intended to be presented at the local level. The course lessons provide introduction to the function, maintenance and use of internal combustion engine powered chain saws, and their tactical wildfire fire application. Field exercises support entry level training for firefighters with little or no previous experience in operating a chain saw, providing hands-on cutting experience in surroundings similar to fireline situations.

Objectives:

• List, define, and apply chain saw safety standards as required by OSHA and NWCG member agency manuals, handbooks and directives.
• Incorporate the approved use, maintenance, and function of personal protective equipment (PPE) in wildfire fire chain saw applications.
• Identify basic chain saw parts nomenclature, maintenance, tuning, troubleshooting, and safety features.
• Demonstrate field maintenance tasks required for chain saw operation.
• Demonstrate the tactical application of chain saws in brushing, limbing, bucking, and falling for fireline construction and mop up operations.

Students must supply the following equipment:

• PPE (Personal Protective Equipment including saw chaps)
• Lace-up boots
• Eye and ear protection
• Work gloves
• Hardhat

You will be informed the first day of class when to wear these items.

Fee: $250 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Kevin Arnold

Begins: June 9, 2008, 8:00 am

Ends: June 12, 2008, 2:00 pm

Prerequisites: Non-fire personnel: None; Fire personnel: Qualified as a firefighter type 2 (FFT2)

Course Description: This is a combined classroom/field course designed to provide student proficiency in all areas of the tactical and logistical use of helicopters to achieve efficiency and standardization. Topics include: aviation safety, aircraft capabilities and limitations, aviation life support equipment, aviation mishap reporting, pre-flight checklist, briefing/debriefing, aviation transportation of hazardous materials, crash survival, helicopter operations, and helicopter field exercise. This course contains the following OAS modules: A-101, A-104, A-105, A-106, A-108, A-110, A-113, A-209, and A-120.

Objectives: To identify the skills necessary to work with a helicopter in the performance of tasks standard to helicopter operations and to identify required safety procedures related to working with helicopters.

Fee: $270 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Bill Edwards / John Wimberg

Begins: June 9, 2008, 8:00 am

Ends: June 10, 2008, 3:00 pm

Prerequisites: None

Course Description: This course meets the general training needs of all positions for which an understanding of interagency incident business management is required. The Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook, PMS 902, is used as the primary job aid to supplement this course. It provides basic policy and direction for incident business management.

Objectives: Given the Interagency Incident Business Handbook and/or the Fireline Handbook, students will locate and apply the appropriate regulations, established interagency procedures, and necessary forms for each of the following incident management areas:

• Application of conduct and ethics in incident support
• Recruitment, classification, pay provisions and timekeeping/recording, commissary, injury compensation, and travel
• Acquisition
• Managing and tracking government property
• Interagency coordination and cooperation
• Investigation and reporting of accidents
• Investigating, documenting, and reporting claims
• Containing incident costs

Fee: $160 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Ken Knarr

Begins: June 9, 2008, 1:00 pm

Ends: June 13, 2008, 12:00 pm

Prerequisites: None

Course Description: This intermediate level course was developed as part of a multi-course national curriculum covering wildland fire prevention and is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge needed for personnel to participate on a National Fire Prevention and Education Team (NFPET).

Objectives: To develop the skills and knowledge necessary to perform in the field as a member of a NFPET.

Fee: $270 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Fred Truck

Begins: June 9, 2008, 1:00 pm

Ends: June 13, 2008, 12:00 pm

Prerequisites: Qualified as firefighter (FFT2)

Course Description: This is a classroom-based course designed to prepare the prospective supervisor to undertake safe and effective fire management operations. It is the second course in a series that collectively serves to develop fire behavior prediction knowledge and skills. The 12 units of this course go beyond introduction to Fire Behavior, S-190, in providing more detailed treatment of fuels, weather and topography, and a stronger basis for analyzing variables and their interactive effects on fire behavior.

Fee: $270 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Mike Durfee

Begins: June 9, 2008, 1:00 pm

Ends: June 13, 2008, 12:00 pm

Prerequisites: Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (S-290); Qualified as a single resource boss

Course Description: This course is designed to introduce fire behavior calculations by manual methods, using nomograms and the Fire Behavior Handbook Appendix B. The student gains an understanding of the determinants of fire behavior through studying inputs (weather, slope, fuels, and fuel moisture). The student also learns how to interpret fire behavior outputs, documentation processes, and fire behavior briefing components.

Objectives:

• List the assumptions, limitations, and appropriate uses of fire behavior prediction models
• Describe how environmental factors and processes affect fire behavior predictions and safety
• Define and interpret fire behavior prediction model inputs
• Calculate fire behavior outputs using available fire behavior processors
• Interpret, communicate, apply, and document wildand fire behavior and weather information

Fee: $270 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Joe Miller

Begins: June 9, 2008, 1:00 pm

Ends: June 13, 2008, 12:00 pm

Prerequisites: Qualified as a division/group supervisor (DIVS)

Course Description: This course is designed to meet the training needs of the safety officer type 2 (SOF2) position in the incident command system. Topics include: safety officer effectiveness, analysis techniques, safety messages, briefings and reports, and high hazard operations.

Objective: Display the skills, knowledge, and tools necessary to be a safety officer type 2 (SOF2).

Fee: $250 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Dennis Talbert

Begins: June 9, 2008, 1:00 pm

Ends: June 12, 2008, 2:00 pm

Prerequisites: Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (S-290)

Course Description: This is an entry-level course providing training in the functional roles and responsibilities connected with fire operations. The course covers, planning, ignition procedures and techniques, and equipment applicable to wildland and prescribed fire. This course also addresses the role of the ignition specialist or firing boss as the organization manages escalation from a non-complex to a complex fire situation. Note: This course is not intended to qualify or certify any personnel in the use, storage, or transport of any firing device. Rather, it is to provide the potential firing boss a description of available equipment and the requirements specific to each such device.

Objectives:

• Describe the role and responsibility of the single resource boss (FIRB), firing and prescribed for ignition specialist (RX12) for planning, execution, safety, training, and coordination of an on-incident burn operation
• Analyze an ignition/firing plan and describe its validity
• Write an ignition/firing plan to include: ignition method, firing tactics, resources needs, and safety

Fee: $250 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Mike Bowden

Begins: June 11, 2008, 8:00 am

Ends: June 12, 2008, 3:00 pm

Prerequisites: None

Course Description: This course is designed for entry-level finance positions. It can be taught as a classroom or self-paced course. It is designed to be taken after completion of Interagency Incident Business Management (S-260).

Objectives: Describe the roles and responsibilities, and demonstrate proficiency in the skills/knowledge required to perform the tasks of the following positions: Commissary Manager (CMSY), Personnel Time Recorder (PTRC), Equipment Time Recorder (EQTR), Compensation for Injury Specialist (INJR), and Claims Specialist (COMP).

Fee: $160 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Ken Knarr

Begins: June 11, 2008, 8:00 am

Ends: June 13, 2008, 4:00 pm

Prerequisites: None

Course Description: This course 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. Students will be required to demonstrate their knowledge of correct water use, basic hydraulics, and equipment care. The field exercise requires set up, operation, and maintenance of pump equipment. To receive credit for this course, students must have field work observed and approved, and take a closed book written final examination.

Objectives:

• Select equipment required to maintain a flow of water as required by the incident
• Install pumps, hose lays, and holding tanks to provide water for use during all phases of the incident
• Perform required field maintenance on a portable pump

Students must supply the following equipment:

• Work clothing (i.e. long pants and shirt)
• Lace-up boots
• Eye and ear protection
• Work gloves
• Hardhat

You will be informed the first day of class when to wear these items.

Fee: $180 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Steve Counts

Begins: June 11, 2008, 8:00 am

Ends: June 12, 2008, 5:00 pm

Prerequisites: None

Course Description: The Weather Information Management System (WIMS) is a comprehensive system that helps you manage weather information. For more information on WIMS, please follow this link. http://frames.nbii.gov/metadata/tools/WIMMS_1.1.1.html

Remote Automatic Weather Station (RAWS): An apparatus that automatically acquires, processes, and stores local weather data for later transmission to the GOES Satellite, from which the data is re-transmitted to an earth-receiving station for use in the National Fire Danger Rating System. This class is designed to provide personnel with the necessary training and skills to perform limited repairs on RAWS.

Objective: Upon completion of this class, participants will be able to perform corrective maintenance procedures on FTS Stations.

Fee: $160 - (Early Registration Fee) – Fee does not include lodging or meals

Instructor: Steve McBeath / Steve Marien