L180 - Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service

Reviewed: 2008     Hours: 4

Course Description:

This training course is designed for unit-level supervisors to use when delivering orientation training to new crewmembers. The stand-alone training package is available in the NWCG Publication Management System. An adapted version is included as Unit 4 in the 2003 edition of S-130, Firefighter Training.

Presentation of the course involves a few short lecture segments, but the primary content is delivered by video and supported with small group exercises. Topics include: situation awareness, basic communication responsibilities, attitude and stress barriers, decision-making process, and teamwork principles.

Objectives:

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of their responsibilities to address human performance issues so they can integrate more effectively into crews/teams operating in high-risk, dynamic work environments.

Target Group:

Entry-level incident personnel.

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead instructor must be qualified as any single resource boss.

Unit instructors must have a supervisory qualification in any ICS function (operations or support).

Also see Instructor Certification at the beginning of the Field Manager's Course Guide.

 

Prerequisites:

None

Offer Level:
Local

This Course Description is verbatim from the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (156 page PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and accurate as of 12-17-2009.

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