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2024 BoCoFire Wildland Academy (S-190/L-180/S-130)
S-190: choose EITHER Tue 4/30 (6-10pm) and Thu 5/2 (6-10pm) OR Sat 5/4 (8am-5pm)
L-180: Mon 5/6 (6-10pm)
S-130: Tue 5/7 (6-10pm), Thu 5/9 (6-10pm), Sat 5/11 (8am-5pm), Tue 5/14 (6-10pm), Thu 5/16 (6-10pm), and Field Day (see below)
S-130 Field Day: choose EITHER Sat 5/18 (8am-6pm) OR Sun 5/19 (8am-6pm)
Boulder County Regional Fire Training Center (6055 Reservoir Road, Boulder, CO 80301)
NOTE: access off of 119/Diagonal Highway
- Click HERE for a Map
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Target Group
Personnel desiring to be qualified as entry-level firefighters and support personnel.
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Duties involve fieldwork requiring physical performance calling for above-average endurance and superior conditioning. These duties may include an occasional demand for extraordinarily strenuous activities in emergencies under adverse environmental conditions and over extended periods of time. Requirements include running, walking, climbing, jumping, twisting, bending, and lifting more than 50 pounds; the pace of work typically is set by the emergency situation.
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In addition to physical fitness requirements, NWCG requires FIVE courses to qualify as an entry-level wildland firefighter, or "Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2)"...
- ICS-100, Introduction to ICS
- IS-700, NIMS: An Introduction
- L-180, Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service
- S-130, Firefighter Training
- S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
THIS COURSE ONLY COVERS S-190, S-130, and L-180 -- ICS-100 and IS-700 are available FREE online and MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE REGISTERING FOR THIS ACADEMY. Click links below for more information.
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Course Description
Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190) is the first and foundational wildland fire behavior course in a five-course sequence in the NWCG curriculum. It introduces students to the basic concepts of wildland fire behavior, including:
- The primary wildland fire environment components: fuels, weather, and topography;
- How characteristics and interactions of fuels, weather, and topography affect fire behavior;
- How fire behavior affects risk to firefighters.
Firefighter Training (S-130) is to train new firefighters in basic firefighting skills. This includes a required field exercise that may be arduous in nature.
Human Factors in The Wildland Fire Service (L-180) is designed for unit-level supervisors to use when delivering orientation training to new crew members. Presentation of the course involves a few short lecture segments, but the primary content is delivered by video and supported with small group exercises. Topics include situational awareness, basic communication responsibilities, attitude and stress barriers, decision-making process, and teamwork principles.
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Objectives
Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190)
- Describe the basic terminology used in wildland fire.
- Identify and discuss the fire triangle.
- Identify and discuss key characteristics of the primary wildland fire environment components - fuels, weather, and topography.
- Identify critical fire weather factors that, combined with receptive fuels, may result in extreme fire behavior.
- Recognize how alignment of fuels, weather, and topography can increase the potential for extreme fire behavior.
Firefighter Training (S-130)
- Describe the purpose of the Standard Firefighting Orders and Watch Out Situations.
- Describe what the Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones (LCES) system is and how it relates to the Standard Firefighting Orders.
- Describe the various communication methods and tools used for collecting, producing, and distributing information.
- Describe the standards, tools and equipment, and various methods used in fireline construction.
- Describe the methods for extinguishing a fire with or without the use of water.
- Demonstrate the ability to construct fireline to required standards using various methods, tools and equipment, and techniques.
Human Factors in The Wildland Fire Service (L-180)
- Introduce human performance factors in high-risk work environments and add this knowledge to student’s skill set.
- Provide opportunities to explore human performance concepts and the related vocabulary.
- Reinforce professional responsibility to address human performance issues while on the job.
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PPE is Required!
Students must provide their own approved personal protective equipment including hard hat, nomex shirt, pants, boots, gloves, eye and ear protection, and fireline packs including a new generation fire shelter. Chainsaw chaps are also required for students taking S-212. Refer to pages 10-14 of the following for specifics... https://www.nifc.gov/sites/default/files/redbook-files/Chapter07.pdf
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Course Prerequisites
If not already completed, please take the two free, online FEMA courses linked below -- ICS-100 and IS-700 certificates must be uploaded to apply for this wildland academy.
ICS-100: Intro. to the Incident Command System (~2 hours)
IS-700: Intro. to National Incident Management System (~3.5 hours)
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