CRWBA - Crew Boss Academy

Course Description:

This is a 10-day workshop sponsored by The Nature Conservancy and co-sponsored by Florida Department of Environmental Protection and designed to meet National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) training requirements for Single Resource Boss. NWCG courses included in the workshop include: I-200 Basic Incident Command System, L-280 Followership to Leadership, S-230 Crew Boss, S-200 Initial Attack Incident Commander, and S-234 Ignition Operations. The workshop will be run as an incident under the Incident Command System and will emphasize hands-on field work, including live fire exercises, directed at both prescribed and wildland fire operations. Leadership development will be provided through group discussions; working with teams with varied experience, interagency cooperation, and burning in unfamiliar fuels.

COSTS: Includes lodging and all meals.

LODGING/MEALS: This workshop will provide a “fire camp” experience at Wekiva Springs State Park, outside Orlando, FL. Participants will be housed in ‘rustic’ bunkhouses. Meals will be provided in the on-site dining hall. Tuition includes all housing costs and meals.

This course partially funded by the USDA Forest Service and US Department of the Interior through the cooperative project, Fire, Landscapes and People: A Conservation Partnership.

Target Group:

Individuals at, or working toward, Single Resource Boss or Firing Boss qualifications.

Prerequisites:

Must meet NWCG qualifications as a Firefighter Type 1 (Squad Boss), which will require have taken: S-131 (Firefighter Type 1); S-133 (Look Up, Look Down, Look Around) training and current refresher/fitness test prior to this workshop. Therefore, also meets all the FFT2 (Firefighter) qualifications: I-100, L-180, S-130, S-190.

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