Prescribed Fire Training
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Fire Training CoursesS-131 Firefighter Type 1
Dates: February 10th -21st, and 25th, 2025 Location: Online/Virtual at Tall Timbers Fire Learning Portal Course Description This 100% online/virtual version of S-131 Firefighter Type 1 is designed for experienced wildland and prescribed firefighters currently qualified as Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) who are seeking qualification as Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5) under the NWCG Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1). Objectives · Identify position responsibilities and demonstrate the ability to apply principles of Operational Leadership found in the Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG), PMS 461 · Describe how to incorporate and maintain open lines of communication with appropriate personnel · Identify Look Up, Down and Around indicators, and demonstrate the ability to apply the components of Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones (LCES) as described in the IRPG · Demonstrate the ability to apply tactical decision-making procedures Course Content The course combines self-paced online learning with a live, interactive virtual session. Online Coursework: ~9 hours of asynchronous learning to be completed on The Tall Timbers Fire Learning Portal within the two weeks prior to the live session (required). Live Virtual Training: ½ day Zoom session (9:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. ET). Followed by a 2-hour exam (due by 5:00 p.m. ET). Cost $150 due upon acceptance into the course. Instructions will be provided regarding payment. Nomination Complete the registration form HERE by December 31, 2024. Acceptance letters will be emailed no later than January 31, 2025 Course Coordinator Email Ron Guy Jr, Wildland Fire Training Coordinator @ Tall Timbers Research Station Phone: 970.403.4341 |
Midwest Fire Training
Fire Education CoursesFox Valley Technical College
Natural Resources Program Information
Southern Illinois University
Instructor Charles Ruffner
Morton Arboretum
Check the Adult Programs list to look for current offerings of the course. Chicago Wilderness offers the Midwest Ecological Prescription Burn Crew Member Training class online through The Morton Arboretum. Based on the National Wildfire Coordinating Group’s (NWCG) S-130 and S-190 courses, this two-day training covers the basics of such topics as fire behavior, controlled burn techniques, and smoke management. The objective is to provide participants with the background necessary to safely participate on the crew of a controlled burn. Please be aware that although the training is accepted by many of the natural resource management agencies in the Chicago Wilderness region as the minimum training required for a participant on a burn crew, it does not carry the official NWCG certification. This class can be taken as a supplement to the Natural Areas Conservation Training Program in natural areas management. |
A 14-day workshop was designed to achieve live fire operations so participants could experience leadership opportunities in wildland fires. Doing this workshop, participants learned to manage uncontrolled wildfires on the pine savannas of Deep River Forest Reserve, Belize.
UPDATED 08/2024