Wildfire Firefighter Training

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A two-tiered training initiative in cooperation with the North Dakota Firefighter's Association is underway in an effort to continue strengthening the response and mobilization capabilities of North Dakota's Rural Fire Departments (R F Ds). The first thrust is a "shotgun" approach to increase the number of opportunities R F D personnel have to attend National Wildfire Coordinating Group (N W C G) Basic Wildland Firefighter Training. A "sniper" approach will be used to provide advanced training opportunities to those R F D personnel who are interested in advancing within the N W C G Incident Management System.

In 2002, the Fire Management Specialist coordinated or hosted 35 wildland courses, including:

S-130/190, Basic Wildland Firefighting

S-131, Advanced Wildland Firefighting

S-212, Wildland Power Saws

I-100/200, Basic Incident Command System

I-300, Intermediate Incident Command System

WCT/Standards for Survival

These classes reached 190 R F D personnel and 276 state agency personnel, including members of the North Dakota National Guard. The classes represented 6341 total seat hours. Call Faron Kruger at (701) 328-9946 or e-mail Faron.Krueger@ndsu.edu for more information.

For more information on upcoming training, got to North Dakota Interagency Dispatch Center  web site: http://www.fws.gov/ndc/