FIRE FIGHTER TRAINING

FIRE Stop's in house training programs follow NWCG curriculum and work in accordance with the national and State Incident Command Systems. The NWCG courses offered follow the “Field Managers Course Guide” for each individual class, and all instructors are qualified according to NWCG and State Fire marshals guidelines.

FIRE STOP offers in house NWCG courses in wildland fire suppression, prescribed fire, select state fire marshal approved courses, EMS, and Hazardous Materials FRO courses. All Fire Stop personnel are qualified under the NWCG 310-1 directives and have a minimum of 8 hours annual safety refresher training. All Fire Stop firefighters attend mandatory pre-season academies and participate in engine company evolutions.

Academies include, but are not limited to, instruction on basic wildland fire tactics, water and hose use, LCES, 10’s/ 18’s, situational awareness, entrapment avoidance, shelter deployments, structure protection triage, uses in water enhancement chemicals (foam/ gel), radio communications, basic helicopter safety, hand and power tools safety, and first aid/CPR.

The goal of the Fire Stop in house training is to deploy professional engine companies using the chain of command, working cohesively to safely and effectively support wildfire incidents.

Training and safety are two areas FIRE STOP will not compromise.

2009 Fire Stop Recruit Academy

FIRE STOP has completed it's recruit and readiness academy at our Northern Operations Center. The academy lasted three weeks and focused on rank specific classroom and field education to comply with NWCG 310 requirements and beyond. During academy time the US Forest Service was on hand to inspect and verify all training, equipment and records. Fire Stop passed with flying colors. All personnel were traveled to attend this comprehensive training event and over 95% of our recruits passed our rigorous standards and testing process. Congratulations to all of our graduates and we wish everyone a safe and productive fire season

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