TRAINING
WILDLAND
FIRE CLASSES:
Courses are numbered. Classes beginning with an S cover
suppression, beginning with an I cover the Incident
Command System (ICS).
100-level courses
are for first-time fire fighters. The introduction to
fire fighting is S-130 and S-190.
Multi-agency course
listings
- all fire courses offered
Wildfire Magazine's
training page - an excellent resource
Treasure Valley Community
College, Ontairo, OR - an excellent source for fire
training classes, 1 hour west of Boise
Chemeketa Community
College, Salem, OR - specializing in structural fire
and paramedic education. Occasionally offers S-205
(Wildland/Urban Interface)
TASK BOOKS:
Task books on line in PDF format
PHYSICAL TRAINING:
The best reference to begin a training program for
wildland fire fighting is Brian Sharkey's Fitness
and Work Capacity, available from
the National Interagency Fire Center for 88 cents. To
order, fax to (208) 387-5573 requesting NFES #1596. You
will need a credit card number.
The standards for wildland
firefighters, based on Fitness
and Work Capacity.
Physical
Training for Smokejumping is
available for serious potential applicants from the Aerial Fire Depot in Missoula.
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