Prescribed Fire Training
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Fire Training CoursesSPRING 2023
February
FC3-4 Prescribed burning in the eastern WUI Date: Feb. 16 Time: 11-12:30 ET Register: Fueling Collaboration March
RX301 Prescribed Fire Implementation The Illinois Fire Service Institute will be introducing natural resources professionals to the tools and techniques used to perform in the role of a Prescribed Fire Burn Boss, including evaluation and implementation of a prescribed fire plan. Bring a lunch, water, and pen/paper for note-taking. Light refreshments will be provided. Prerequisites: Participants must be qualified as a Firing Boss, Single Resource (FIRB), and Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4); must be proficient in the use of BehavePlus; satisfactory completion of pre-selection assessment. Date: March 6th, 7th, & 8th, 2023 Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm Location: Lost Valley Visitor Center, 6316 Harts Rd, Ringwood, IL Cost: $200 To Sign Up: Fill out this enrollment form and return to Kathy Bott S130 Basic Wildland Firefighter Training (Field Day Only) The Illinois Fire Service Institute will be running the field portion of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) S-130 course Basic Wildland Firefighter Training. The field day will involve hands-on exercises with water handling, hand tool use, firing devices, and other topics covered in the online S-130 course. The S-130 and S-190 courses are required by most county, state, and federal natural resources agencies, so this is a great opportunity for aspiring natural resource professionals. Bring a lunch, water bottles and be prepared for hiking outdoors Students and aspiring natural resources professionals - you may use this training certificate to participate on McHenry County Conservation District prescribed burns without registering as a volunteer. Prerequisite: You must complete the online portion of the S-130 course prior to attending. Directions are on the attached flyer. Date: Thursday, March 9th Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm Location: Lost Valley Visitor Center, 6316 Harts Rd, Ringwood, IL Cost: $80 students / $140 public To Sign Up: Fill out this enrollment form and return to Kathy Bott Chicago Wilderness Prescribed Burn Crew Training
Volunteers will learn the basics needed to participate on a prescribed burn crew, and this training is accepted at many agencies in northeastern Illinois. To use this training to participate on McHenry County Conservation District prescribed burn crews, you’ll also need to become a registered volunteer. Anyone may attend this training, but this is FREE for registered District volunteers - contact jbero@mccdistrict.org if you have not already received the discount code. Note: Forest Preserves of Cook County volunteers will need to take the course at one of the trainings hosted by FPCC or the Morton Arboretum. Date: Saturday, March 11th Time: 8:00am – 4:30pm Location: Lost Valley Visitor Center, 6316 Harts Rd, Ringwood, IL* Cost: $40 public; FREE for registered District volunteers S212 Chainsaws The Illinois Fire Service institute will be offering the NWCG S212 Chainsaw course at the Ogle-Lee fire department. To sign up, fill out and return the attached enrollment form to Tom Richter at trichter@illinois.edu . Date: March 28th, 29th, & 30th, 2023 Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm Location: Ogle-Lee FPD, 5288 S Center Road, Rochelle, IL Cost: $200 Enrollment: Downloadable form |
Midwest Fire Training
Fire Education CoursesSouthern 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 04/2022