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WAITLIST - 2024 Portable Pumps and Water Use (S-211)
May 3-5 (Fri-Sun 8am-5pm)
Boulder Fire Training Center (6055 Reservoir Road)
NOTE: access off of 119/Diagonal Highway
- Click HERE for a Map
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Target Group
Personnel desiring to be qualified as Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5), or those wanting to learn more about portable pumps and water use.
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Course Description
This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills to design, setup, operate, troubleshoot, and shut down portable water delivery systems. The focus is on portable pumps – it does not address water delivery for engines. Topics covered include: portable water delivery systems; equipment; roles and responsibilities; and system design and hydraulics. There is also a field exercise where students will apply what they learned in the classroom.
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Objectives
Demonstrate knowledge and skills to design, set up, operate, troubleshoot, and shut down portable water delivery systems.
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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
None
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