I-100 INTRODUCTION TO ICS, L180
HUMAN FACTORS ON THE FIRELINE, S-130 FIREFIGHTING TRAINING, S190 INTRODUCTION TO
WILDLAND FIRE BEHAVIOR
I-100 - This course is an introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS) Topics
include: introduction to ICS, basic features of ICS, incident commander and
command staff functions, general staff functions, facilities, and common
responsibilities. It provides a foundation upon which to enable entry-level
personnel to function appropriately in the performance of incident-related
duties. L180 - This course is designed to teach situation
awareness, basic communication responsibilities, attitude and stress barriers,
decision-making process, and teamwork principles. S130 - This course is
designed to provide entry level firefighters skills. S190 - This
course provides instruction in the primary factors affecting the start and
spread of wildfire and recognition of potentially hazardous situations.
Designed to meet the training
needs of the Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1). This course is designed to be
interactive in nature. It contains
several tactical decision games designed to facilitate learning the objectives
and class discussion.
Topics include: fireline reference materials, communications, and tactical
decision making. Objectives
• Demonstrate the ability to use fireline reference tools to facilitate the
communication and
decision making processes.
• Describe how to incorporate and maintain open lines of communication with
appropriate
personnel.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply the standard operating procedures found in
the Incident
Response Pocket Guide (PMS 461).
• Demonstrate the ability to apply information found in the Fireline Handbook
(PMS 410-1).
Prerequisites: Qualified as a firefighter type 2 (FFT2).
S-131 Unit 3 Exercise Maps (NFES 2793) are available for downloading onto a
plotter at:
http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/training/training.htm as well as for purchase through the Publications Management System.
Designed to meet the training needs of the ICT4. It is presented in a
discussion/exercise format. The six instructional units cover: Foundation
Skills; Intelligence Gathering and Documentation; Size Up the Incident; Develop
a Plan of Action; Post-fire Activities; Evaluating Incident Objectives and
Manage the Incident. Evaluation of the student is by unit tests and performance
based evaluations. Objectives:
• Demonstrate effective foundation skills (leadership, risk management, and
communications) at the ICT4 level.
• Gather and document essential information about the incident.
• Size up the incident, develop plan of action.
• Manage the incident through effective leadership.
• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate plan of action and make adjustments to the
plan when necessary.
• Conduct post fire activities. Prerequisites:
Qualified as any single resource boss.
Designed to assist structure and wildland firefighters who will
be making tactical decisions when confronting wildland fire that threatens life,
property, and improvements, in the
wildland/urban interface. Instructional units include: interface awareness,
size-up, initial strategy and incident action plan,
structure triage, structure protection tactics, incident action plan assessment
and update, follow up and public relations, and firefighter safety in the
interface.
Objective
• This course provides the student with the skills and knowledge to size-up a
wildland/urban interface fire incident, evaluate the potential situation, order
and deploy the necessary resources, and apply safe and effective strategy and
tactics to minimize the threat to life and property.
Designed to produce student proficiency in the performance of duties associated
with the single resource boss position from initial dispatch through
demobilization to the home unit. Topics include: operational leadership,
preparation and mobilization, assignment preparation, risk management,
entrapment avoidance, safety and tactics, offline duties, demobilization, and
post incident responsibilities. Objectives
• Describe crew boss responsibilities prior to and during mobilization, on the
incident, and during demobilization.
• Identify the hazards and risks on various incidents and describe how to
mitigate them.
• Describe tactics which are appropriate to various wildland fire situations and
procedures to implement them through the chain of command. Prerequisites:
Qualified as firefighter type 1 (FFT1).
Successful completion of Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior, S-290.
S-230 Unit 4C Exercise Maps (NFES 2793) are available for downloading onto a
plotter at:
http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/training/training.htm
as well as for purchase through the Publications Management System.
This is a skill course designed to produce student proficiency in the
performance of the duties associated with engine boss, single resource (ENGB).
Topics include: engine and crew capabilities and limitations, information
sources, fire size-up considerations, tactics, and wildland/urban interface. Objective
• Perform the tasks of an engine boss in making the tactical decisions required
to safely
manage an engine on an incident.
Prerequisites – Advanced Firefighter/Squad Boss (FFT1), S-131, S-290, S-230.
Designed to meet the training needs of a Dozer Boss on an incident as outlined
the PMS 310-1 and the Position Task Book developed for the position. Primary
considerations are tactical use and safety precautions required to establish and
maintain an
effective dozer operation. A field exercise is required as part of the course. Objectives
Given a dozer, operator, and a tactical assignment, the Dozer Boss will:
• Ensure that that the dozer has been properly inspected and signed up.
• Ensure that the operator is qualified and properly signed up.
• Determine the capabilities and limitations of the dozer and operator to
perform an
assignment.
• Identify the actions required of the dozer boss to safely and effectively
complete an
assignment. Prerequisites:
Qualified as firefighter type 1 (FFT1)
This course meets the general training needs of all positions for which an
understanding of interagency incident business management is required. The
Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook, PMS 902, is used as the
primary job aid to supplement this course. It provides basic policy and
direction for incident business management. Objective
Given the Interagency Incident Business Handbook and/or the Fireline Handbook,
students will locate and apply the appropriate regulations, established
interagency procedures, and necessary forms for each of the following incident
management areas:
• Application of conduct and ethics in incident support
• Recruitment, classification, pay provisions and timekeeping/recording,
commissary, injury compensation, and travel
• Acquisition
• Managing and tracking government property
• Interagency coordination and cooperation
• Investigation and reporting of accidents
• Investigating, documenting, and reporting claims
• Containing incident costs
• All risk
Designed for entry-level finance positions. The
format is a mix of exercises, facilitated group discussions and lecture
supported by PowerPoint presentations. Students work directly from the
Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook for most of the exercises.
S-261 is designed to be taken after completion of S-260, Interagency Incident
Business Management. Objective
At the successful completion of this course, students will describe roles and
responsibilities, and demonstrate proficiency in the skills/knowledge required
to perform the tasks of the following positions:
• Commissary Manager (CMSY)
• Equipment Time Recorder (EQTR)
• Compensation for Injury Specialist (INJR)
• Claims Specialist (CLMS)
• Personnel Time Recorder (PTRC)
This course covers aircraft types and capabilities, aviation management and
safety for flying in and working with agency aircraft, tactical and logistical
uses of aircraft, and requirements for helicopter take-off and landing areas.
Note: The regulations, procedures and policies addressed in this course are
primarily those governing federal agency and ICS operations. State, county, or
other political subdivisions using this course will need to consult their agency
having jurisdiction with respect to regulations, procedures and policies. Objectives
• Describe the ICS criteria for typing aircraft.
• Describe safety procedures to be followed while flying in or working with
agency aircraft.
• Describe how density altitude, ground effect, and translational lift affect
aircraft performance.
• Describe pilot and aircraft certification procedures.
• Describe the importance of flight planning and flight following.
• Describe correct procedures for loading cargo, transporting passengers, and
emergency landing.
• Describe correct procedures for reporting aviation mishaps.
• Describe tactical and logistical uses of aircraft.
• Describe safety procedures to be followed by ground personnel during water and
retardant drops.
• Describe standard target description techniques for directing pilots and
indicators of effective
water and retardant drops.
• Describe specifications and safety requirements for locating and constructing
helispots.
This is a classroom-based skills course designed to prepare the prospective
fireline supervisor to undertake safe and effective fire management operations.
It is the second course in a series that
collectively serves to develop fire behavior prediction knowledge and skills.
Fire environment differences are discussed as necessary; instructor should
stress local conditions. Objectives
• Identify and describe the characteristics of fuels, weather, and topography
that influence wildland fire behavior.
• Describe the interaction of fuels, weather, and topography on wildland fire
behavior, fireline tactics, and safety.
• Describe the causes of extreme fire behavior conditions (long range spotting,
crowning, and firewhirls) that develop due to weather, fuels, and/or topography.
• Interpret, communicate, apply, and document wildland fire behavior and weather
information. Prerequisites:
Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190).
Designed to meet training requirements in the Operations Section of the Incident
Command System. Examples and exercises in this package are specific to wildland
fire suppression. Objectives
• Develop the knowledge and practice in decision making necessary to effectively
apply
wildland fire suppression tactics.
• Develop the tools for leadership in applying and teaching appropriate fire
suppression tactics
at their home unit. Prerequisites:
Qualified as a single resource boss or initial attack incident commander type 4
(ICT4).
Prepares students to perform in the role of division/group supervisor. It will
provide instruction in support of the specific tasks of the division/group
supervisor, but will not instruct the student in general management/supervision
or in the incident command system (ICS), both of which the student should learn
through prerequisite work. Topics include: division/group management,
organizational interaction, division operations, all-hazard operations, and
tactical decision games (optional). There is a final examination in this course. Objective
• At the successful completion of this course, the student will demonstrate an
understanding of the duties required of a division/group supervisor in
preparation for completing position task book elements. Prerequisites:
Qualified as a task force leader (TFLD) OR qualified as an incident commander
type 3 (ICT3) OR qualified as an incident commander type 4 (ICT4) and in any two
strike team leader positions (one must be STCR or STEN).
20 hrs
FI-110 WILDLAND FIRE OBSERVATIONS AND ORIGIN SCENE PROTECTION FOR
FIRST RESPONDERS
Primary emphasis of this course is to teach sound wildland fire observations
and origin scene protection practices that enable first responders to a wildland
fire scene to perform proper
origin scene protection procedures. The course is presented by short lectures,
electronic presentations, exercises, and class discussion. Objectives
• List various causes of wildland fires and their cause indicators.
• Perform the basic procedures and techniques needed to provide witness/observer
information to fire investigators.
• Identify and protect wildland fire origin areas.
