NEXT COURSE:
Online coursework: May 13-June 7, 2024
Live Field Day: (choose 1 location; 1 8-hour day) TBD: during the week of June 10, 2024
Register HERE on April 9th* (early registration), and April 16th (regular registration).
*see below; must contact NATA by April 2nd
Course Description:
S-130/190 is designed to provide entry-level wildland firefighter skills, and is often required for participation in prescribed burning activities (Firefighter Type II). Participants will receive federally-recognized National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) certificates for S-130, S-190, and L-180.
This course satisfies the fire-requirement for NATA's Certificate in Natural Areas Management (CNAM).
Course topics include:
- Proper tactics to extinguish fire with or without the use of water
- Why lookouts, communications, escape routes, and safety zones are important
- The primary factors affecting the start and spread of wildfire
- How to recognize potentially hazardous situations
- Environmental factors of fuel, weather, and topography that affect the spread of wildland fire
Presented in a hybrid format (both the online and in-person field day is required)
Online training:
Prior to the in-person field day, participants MUST complete 32 hours of online coursework across 3-weeks (on your own, with weekly assignment deadlines); reliable internet connection and computer is required.
All registrants must complete the online training provided by NATA (we do NOT accept participants for the Field Day only). Draft agenda: S130S190L180 AGENDA 2024 summer
In-person field day:
Participants must attend an in-person field day at a location they choose when registering (capacity is limited at each site); no transfers allowed.
- Field locations include the follow:
- Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL - Monday, June 10
- Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Melrose, FL - Thursday, June 13
- Archbold Biological Research Station, Venus, FL - Friday, June 14
- Pine Island Conservation Area, Melbourne, FL - Thursday, June 13
What to bring to the field training:
- 6 inch or higher leather boots
- Leather gloves
- Cotton/natural fiber clothing
- Lunch and water bottle
- PPE (optional, but encouraged and required if you want to participate in live fire: helmet, Nomex, eye protection)
Registration Fee:
$190 per person
There will be a limited # of discounts available for current full-time college students in Florida for $150 (proof of enrollment is required); you MUST email Training Coordinator prior to the early registration date.
*EARLY registration is available to anyone who has graduated from one or more of the NATA core certificate courses . Contact NATA Training Coordinator >1 week in advance of the early registration date for early access code.
For more information, contact:
Training Coordinator
Natural Areas Training Academy
