S130 - Firefighter Training

Reviewed: 2003     Hours: 30-35½

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide entry level firefighters skills.  Many of the units are set up so they can be taught in either the classroom or the field; field time is encouraged. 

A version of L-180, Human Factors on the Fireline, has been included as part of this course.  Credit should be issued for both S-130 and L-180 upon completion of this course.

Objectives:

• Explain what the LCES (Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones) system is and how it relates to the Standard Firefighting Orders.
  
• Construct fireline to required standards using various methods.
  
• Strengthen, reinforce, and use holding actions on a fireline.
  
• Extinguish the fire with or without the use of water.
• Complete assigned tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
  
• Given an assignment in a wildfire environment, describe factors in that environment which could impact safety.
  

Target Group:

Entry-level firefighters

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead instructor must be a qualified single resource boss.
Unit instructors must be qualified firefighters type 1 (FFT1).

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

Prerequisites:

Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190).

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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