S212 - Wildland Fire Chain Saws

Reviewed: 2004     Hours: 24-36

Course Description:

Wildland Fire Chain Saws, S-212, is an instructor-led course intended to be presented at the local level. The course lessons provide introduction to the function, maintenance and use of internal combustion engine powered chain saws, and their tactical wildland fire application. Field exercises support entry level training for firefighters with little or no previous experience in operating a chain saw, providing hands-on cutting experience in surroundings similar to fireline situations.

Objectives:

• List, define, and apply chain saw safety standards as required by OSHA and NWCG member agency manuals, handbooks and directives.
  
• Incorporate the approved use, maintenance, and function of personal protective equipment (PPE) in wildland fire chain saw applications.
  
• Identify basic chain saw parts nomenclature, maintenance, tuning, troubleshooting, and safety features.
  
• Demonstrate field maintenance tasks required for chain saw operation.
  
• Demonstrate the tactical application of chain saws in brushing, limbing, bucking, and falling for fireline construction and mop up operations.
  

Target Group:

Required training for all wildland fire chain saw operator positions.

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Instructor qualifications are agency determined.

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

Prerequisites:

Qualified as a firefighter type 2 (FFT2); current certification in Basic First Aid and CPR.

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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