NWCG and IFSTA firefighter training
Salida, Colorado - Summer/Fall, 2024

Emergency Medical Responder, $1000

The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) course is an entry-level emergency medical provider course that will prepare individuals for employment or a volunteer position in a variety of pre-hospital, industrial and first responder settings. The successful completion of an approved EMR course can be a pre-requisite to pursuing training as a Fire Fighter and many Law Enforcement programs. 

Fire Instructor I (equivalent to M-410 Facilitative Instructor), $650

32-hour class based upon IFSTA “Fire and Emergency Services Instructor,” 9th edition, which is the edition used to validate the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) written examination test bank; you are responsible for purchasing/finding your manual. This class is equivalent to NWCG’s M-410, “Facilitative Instructor.” Includes pre-course reading, project assignments, and Colorado state proctored JPR practical.

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Technical Rope Rescuer, Level I, $900

Rope Rescue Technician I provides an intense, five-day, 40-hour training in rope rescue fundamentals. This course includes the application of principles, mathematics, forces, anchoring, and concludes with the construction and operation of high lines that bring into play many of the necessary skills outlined by NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications (2013 Edition). Text for this course is CMC Rope Rescue Manual (Fourth Edition).

RT-130 Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher, $175

(2016, 8 hours) Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher should be designed to provide up to date fireline safety information to employees holding Incident Command System qualifications requiring this training per the PMS 310-1, Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide. Individual sessions of Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Training should contain content pertinent to the registered students.
Course prerequisites - None.

S-130/190 Basic Firefighting Training, $650

(2020, 36 hours) S-130 is designed to provide entry level firefighter 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 is issued for S-190, S-130, and L-180 upon completion of this course.
Course prerequisites - FEMA ICS-100 & ICS-700.

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S-131 Firefighter Type 1 Training and S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Use, $500

(2020, 8 hours) S-131, Firefighter Type 1, is a twelve-hour course designed to meet the training needs of the Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) and/or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5). This course is designed to be interactive in nature. It contains class discussion and several tactical decision games designed to facilitate learning the objectives. Topics include operational leadership, communications, LCES, and tactical decision-making.
Course prerequisites - Qualified as a Firefighter, Type 2 (FFT2).

S-211, (2012, 16 hours) This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills to design, setup, operate, troubleshoot, and shut down portable water delivery systems. The focus is on portable pumps – it does not address water delivery for engines. Topics covered include: portable water delivery systems; equipment; roles and responsibilities; and system design and hydraulics. There is also a field exercise where students will apply what they learned in the classroom.
Course prerequisites - None.

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S-200 Initial Attack Incident Commander, $375

(2007) This course is designed to meet the training needs of the ICT4. It is presented in a discussion/exercise format. The six instructional units cover: Foundation Skills; Intelligence Gathering and Documentation; Size Up the Incident; Develop a Plan of Action; Post-fire Activities; Evaluating Incident Objectives and Manage the Incident. Evaluation of the student is by unit tests and performance based evaluations.
Course prerequisites - Qualified as any single resource boss.

S-212 Wildland Fire Chain Saws, $750

(2012) This 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.
Course prerequisites - None.

Note: Precourse work is Wildland Fire Chain Saw Glossary, along with list of equipment needed for class. Watch Developing Thinking Sawyers on Vimeo and How Thinking Sawyers Recover on Vimeo. Also read the 2006 USFS Region 2 chain saw policy to learn more about sawyer training and certification.

S-215 Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface, $500

(2003) This course is designed to assist structure and wildland firefighters who will be making tactical decisions when confronting wildland fire that threatens life, property, and improvements, in the wildland/urban interface.

Instructional units include: interface awareness, size-up, initial strategy and incident action plan, structure triage, structure protection tactics, incident action plan assessment and update, follow-up and public relations, and firefighter safety in the interface.

The course requires a minimum of 28 hours for completion. If the optional exercises at the end of the tactics unit are used or a field exercise is included additional course time is needed. Instructors are encouraged to extend the course to 32 hours and add a field exercise covering size-up, structure triage, tactics, and any other local area training as appropriate.
Course prerequisites -

Wildland Fire Agencies: Students must be Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) qualified.
Structural Fire Departments: Students should have completed Introduction to ICS (I-100), Human Factors on the Fireline (L-180), Firefighter Training (S-130), Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190), and Firefighter Type 1 (S-131); or equivalent training.

Students attending this course must be knowledgeable of their agency firefighting policy as it relates to wildland/urban interface fires.

S-219 Firing Operations (formerly S-234 Ignition Operations), $500

(2014) The course introduces the roles and responsibilities of a firing boss (FIRB) and outlines duties of other personnel who may engage firing operations. The course discusses and illustrates common firing devices and techniques. Although comprehensive in nature, the course work is not a substitute for the dynamic fire environment. The course provides students with important information regarding general tasks required to be successful. Any opportunity to show students a real ignition or demonstrate the use of an actual firing device will assist in transferring these new concepts and skills to the job. There is an optional field day outlined in the course, it is the discretion of the delivery unit to include the field day, however, if logistically feasible it is suggested by NWCG that a field day be conducted.
Course prerequisites - FFT2 (S-130/190).

S-230 Crew Boss & S-231 Engine Boss, $650

S-230 (2004) This is a classroom course designed to produce student proficiency in the performance of duties associated with the single resource boss position from initial dispatch through demobilization to the home unit. Topics include: operational leadership, preparation and mobilization, assignment preparation, risk management, entrapment avoidance, safety and tactics, offline duties, demobilization, and post incident responsibilities.
Course prerequisites - Qualified as firefighter type 1 (FFT1).
Successful completion of Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (S-290).

S-231 (2004) This is a skill course designed to produce student proficiency in the performance of the duties associated with engine boss, single resource (ENGB). Topics include: engine and crew capabilities and limitations, information sources, fire size-up considerations, tactics, and wildland/urban interface.
Course prerequisites - Crew Boss, Single Resource (S-230).
Qualified as a firefighter type 1 (FFT1).

S-236 Heavy Equipment Boss, $500

(2013) This is a skill course is designed to meet the training needs of a Heavy Equipment Boss on an incident as outlined the PMS 310-1 and the Position Task Book developed for the position. Primary considerations are tactical use and safety precautions required to establish and maintain an effective dozer operation. A field exercise is required as part of the course.
Course prerequisites - Qualified as firefighter type 1 (FFT1).

S-244 Field Observer, $500

(2007) This course provides students with the skills necessary to perform as a field observer (FOBS) and/or a fire effects monitor (FEMO). Topics include roles and responsibilities of the FOBS and FEMO; how to make observations and document those observations; how to produce hand drawn and GPS field maps; and how to navigate using a compass and GPS. The navigation unit has 4½ hours of field exercises and the final field exercise is 8 hours. For pre-course work, students need to read and complete exercises in Basic Land Navigation (NFES 2865).
Course prerequisites - S-290; FOBS: Qualified as any single resource boss or
FEMO: Qualified as a firefighter type 2 (FFT2)

S-270 Basic Air Operations, $375

(2011) This course covers aircraft types and capabilities, aviation management and safety for flying in and working with agency aircraft, tactical and logistical uses of aircraft, and requirements for helicopter take-off and landing areas. Note: The regulations, procedures and policies addressed in this course are primarily those governing federal agency and ICS operations. State, county, or other political subdivisions using this course will need to consult their agency having jurisdiction with respect to regulations, procedures and policies.

S-359 Medical Unit Leader, $500

This course is designed to provide the skills and knowledge needed to perform in the role of medical unit leader (MEDL). Topics include gathering information, organizing the medical unit, supervising the unit, evaluation, documentation, and demobilization. Course prerequisites - EMT.

L-280 Followership to Leadership, $375

(2008) This training course is designed as a self-assessment opportunity for individuals preparing to step into a leadership role. The course combines one day of classroom instruction followed by a second day in the field with students working through a series of problem solving events in small teams (Field Leadership Assessment Course). Topics include leadership values and principles, transition challenges for new leaders, situational leadership, team cohesion factors, ethical decisionmaking, and after action review techniques. Some course delivery may be arduous in nature.
Course prerequisites - Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service (L-180).

S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior, $650

(2007) This is a classroom-based skills course designed to prepare the prospective supervisor to undertake safe and effective fire management operations. It is the second course in a series that collectively serves to develop fire behavior prediction knowledge and skills. This course may be presented throughout the United States. Fire environment differences are discussed as necessary, and instructor should stress local conditions.
Course prerequisites - Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190).

Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid, $490

This fast paced, hands-on training is designed to meet the needs of wildland firefighters, conservation corps, chainsaw crews, adventure trip leaders, camp staff, outdoor enthusiasts and individuals working in remote locations. Based on the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, this course aligns with OSHA’s Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training Programs.

Fireline Medic, $375

This course will cover necessary information for EMT’s & Paramedics to function as a Single Resource on Wildland Fires. The class will review the typical emergencies, equipment needs, interface with the MEDL, emergency evacuations, wildland safety considerations, navigation and responsibilities.

Prerequisites: Current EMT or paramedic certification.

Registration information is contained in the box to the left. E-mail us if you have any questions: learn@coloradofirecamp.com or call (719) 539-9329