Natural Areas Training Academy
Dedicated to the Sound Management of Florida’s Natural Areas
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Basic Wildland Firefighter Training National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Certified Courses (I-100, S-130, S-190, L-180) |
Date: August 9-13, 2010
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. with one hour for lunch daily
Location: University of Florida Campus (Gainesville) & Ordway-Swisher Biological Station (Melrose)
Tuition: $100.00 for University of Florida students
$125.00 for Non-UF students
(Includes registration, materials, and lunch on the day of the fire exercise)
Registration: Registration form is online, http://nata.snre.ufl.edu/registration.htm. Pay at time of registration.
Requirements:
● Students must have a pair of 6” or higher leather boots and leather gloves.
● Provide own lunch (lunch is provided on the day of the fire exercise).
● Must be able to provide own transportation to OSBS in Melrose (only one day).
● Students must complete I-100 online course prior to August 9th (http://training.nwcg.gov/courses/i100.html).
Please visit the Natural Areas Training Academy web site for more information: http://nata.snre.ufl.edu/
Course Coordinators: Steve Coates, University of Florida, Zach Prusak, The Nature Conservancy
Basic Wildland Firefighter Training
National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Certified Courses
I-100, S-130, S-190, L-180
August 9-13, 2010
Sample Agenda, subject to change
Before August 9th I-100 online course (http://training.nwcg.gov/courses/i100.html)
Monday, August 9th UF Campus (Gainesville) Newins-Ziegler Hall, Room 222
7:30 Registration/Check-in
8:00 S-190 Unit 0 Introduction, Welcome
8:30 S-190 Unit 1 Fire Behavior Factors
10:00 Review and Unit 1 Test
10:30 S-190 Unit 2 Fire Weather
12:15 Lunch
1:15 S-190 Unit 2 Weather continued, Fire Behavior
2:15 S-190 Florida Fuels
2:45 S-190 Review and Unit 2 Test
3:30 S-130 Unit 0 Introduction
4:00 S-130 Unit 1 Firefighter Preparedness
Tuesday, August 10th UF Campus (Gainesville) Newins-Ziegler Hall, Room 222
8:00 S-130 Unit 2 ICS Overview
8:30 S-130 Unit 3 Resource Types
9:00 S-130 Unit 4A Watch Out Situations/Fire Orders
11:45 Lunch
12:45 S-130 Unit 4B LCES
2:00 S-130 Unit 4D Hazards and Human Factors
Wednesday, August 11th UF Campus (Gainesville) Newins-Ziegler Hall, Room 222
8:00 S-130 Unit 5 Transportation Safety
9:00 S-130 Unit 9 Suppression/Mop Up
10:30 S-130 Unit 10A Patrolling
11:00 S-130 Unit 10B Radio Communications
11:45 Lunch
12:45 S-130 Unit 14 Wildland/Urban Interface Safety
1:45 S-130 Unit 4C Fire Shelter (classwork, field training
On Thursday)
Thursday, August 12th Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Melrose
8:00 Fire Shelter Training, Units
6, 7, 8 and 16 (Hand Tools,
Firing, Use of Water, Compass)
1:00 S-130 Unit 12 Live Fire Exercise
Friday, August 13th UF Campus (Gainesville) Newins-Ziegler Hall, Room 222
8:00 S-130 Unit 13 Hazardous Materials
9:00 Review
10:00 S-130 Test
Basic Wildland Firefighter Training Registration Form