S131 - Fire Fighter Type 1

Reviewed: 2004     Hours: 8

Course Description:

Firefighter Type 1, S-131, is an eight-hour course 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).
  

Target Group:

Firefighter type 1 (FFT1).

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

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

Also see NWCG Instructor Qualifications at the beginning of the Field Managers Course Guide.

Prerequisites:

Qualified as a firefighter type 2 (FFT2).

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 9-19-2008.

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