S-130/190: Basic Wildland Firefighter

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Dates:

August 11-14, 2020; registration opens in May

S-130/190 is designed to provide entry-level firefighter skills, and is often required for participation in prescribed burning activities. Participants will receive federally-recognized National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) certificates for S-130, S-190, and L-180.

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 trainings are required)

Online training:

Prior to the in-person training, participants MUST complete two self-paced online trainings.

The FEMA IS-100 online course (2-4 hours of training; must bring proof of completion on first day of in-person training)
The S-190 online course (6-8 hours of training; test to be taken on first day on in-person training)

In-person training:

Classroom: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday will consist of classroom instruction (9am-5pm, we'll finish early on Friday) at the Florida Farm Bureau Building in Gainesville, FL
Field: Thursday will be an all-day field training (8am-5pm) at Ordway-Swisher Biological Station in Melrose, FL. Transportation is provided, departing from the classroom.