Transcript title

S-131, Firefighter Type I

Credits

1

Grading mode

Standard letter grades

Total contact hours

20

Other hours

20

Prerequisites

FIRE 125.

Course Description

Provides Firefighter Type 1 training. Includes operational leadership; communications; lookouts, communications, escape routes, and safety zones; tactical decision making. Includes class discussion and tactical decision games designed to facilitate learning. National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) S-131 certified course; must be qualified as a Wildland Firefighter Type II (FFT2) per NWCG to enroll.

Course learning outcomes

1. Identify position responsibilities and demonstrate the ability to apply principles of operational leadership found in the Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG: PMS 461).
2. Describe how to incorporate and maintain open lines of communication with appropriate personnel, and identify documentation responsibilities.
3. Identify look up, down and around indicators and demonstrate the ability to apply the components of lookouts, communications, escape routes, and safety zones (LCES) as described in the IRPG.
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply tactical decision making procedures.

Content outline

The learning outcomes are those of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG).

1. Introduction
2. Position responsibilities
3. Communication
4. Lookouts, communications, escape routes, and safety zones
5. Look up, look down and around
6. Decision making
7. Simulations

Required materials

All materials are provided to the student.