S 215 and L 280 coming soon

 S 215 Wildfire Operations in the Wildland Urban Interface

Description

This is an instructor-led course intended to be presented at the local level. Instructional units include firefighter safety in the interface, managing human factors in the interface, pre-incident planning, sizeup and initial strategy, structure triage, structure protection overview, tactics in the interface, tactical operations and resource use in the interface, action assessment, plan update, and after action review.

Objectives

  • Operate safely and effectively in a wildland urban interface incident by using situation awareness, performing structure triage, using pre-planning tools, having a basic understanding of fire behavior, and using strategy and tactics unique to the wildland urban interface environment.

Target Group

Designed to assist any emergency responders who will be planning for and making operational decisions during an interface incident. This course is for personnel desiring to be qualified as Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4), Task Force Leader (TFLD), or any Strike Team Leader.

Prerequisite Qualifications and Training

Qualified as a Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1)



L 280 Followership to Leadership

Description

This course, a primer on leadership, is the second formal course in the Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program. The instructional strategy of this course is:

  • Introduce students to fundamental leadership concepts and theories applicable to high-risk environments, enhancing their overall skill set and operational effectiveness.
  • To provide students with small unit leadership opportunities to assess how prepared they are to step into a leadership role.
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, decision-making tools, transition challenges for new leaders, situational leadership, team cohesion factors, ethical dilemmas, and briefing and debriefing techniques. Some course delivery may be arduous in nature.


Target Group

The target audience for this course is operational personnel at the Firefighter Type 1 level or anyone pursuing Leadership Level 2, New Leader.  https://www.nwcg.gov/committee/leadership-committee/leadership-levels

Assessment

There is no written final exam for this course. Student success is measured by engagement in the classroom and application of classroom concepts in the FLAC. Instructors will assess student acceptance of the concepts presented in this course during the FLAC and provide feedback to the students regarding their observations. The FLAC feedback forms can be used as documentation of the students’ understanding and application of course concepts.

Objectives

By the end of this course students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental leadership principles.
  • Assess individual traits and motivation for entering a leadership role.

Student Prerequisites

  • Experience on incident assignments in operations or support functions.
  • Prerequisite training: L-180, Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service.



 


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