2014 Basic Wildland Firefighter Training (S130/190)

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

This course is designed to provide entry level firefighter skills. Participants will receive NWCG certificates for S130, S190, and L180.

Course topics include:

• Proper tactics to extinguish fire with or without the use of water
• Why lookouts, communications, escape routes, and safety zones are important
• The primary factors affecting the start and spread of wildfire
• How to recognize potentially hazardous situations
• Environmental factors of fuels, weather, and topography that affect the spread of wildland fire

Prior to the in-person training, participants must complete the I-100 course online (2-4 hours of training) and bring proof of completion on August 11.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday will be classroom instruction at the Waccasassa Forestry Center in Gainesville; Thursday will be an all-day field exercise at Ordway-Swisher Biological Station.

What to bring:
Classroom training:

• I-100 completion certificate (http://training.nwcg.gov/courses/i100.html)

• Lunch (lunch is only provided on Thursday August 15 during the live fire exercise)

Field Training:

• 6 inch or higher leather boots

• Leather gloves

• PPE (optional)

For more information contact:

Natural Areas Training Academy
(850) 875-7153
nata@ifas.ufl.edu
http://wec.ufl.edu/nata

Registration closes July 25, 2014

All cancellation requests are subject to a $50 fee;
no refunds will be offered after July 25, 2014