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S-130: Firefighter Training; S-190: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior; I-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System; L-180: Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service (a recent addition to basic wildland fire training) Training manuals for these courses are published by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. There are also more ...
The pack test may be given as part of the S-130/S-190 basic wildland firefighter course. The pack test replaced as of the late 1990s an earlier physical fitness test called the step test, which measured physical fitness based on beginning and ending heart rate after a short workout on a set of stairs. It was believed that the pack test more ...
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The Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) is the standard assessment for measuring an individual's ability to handle the physical demands of being a firefighter. [1] The CPAT is a timed test that measures whether candidates are physically able to do eight separate tasks, designed to mirror essential job functions that firefighters would be ...
Consequently, the interagency Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center was created to focus on striving to improve safe work performance and organizational learning for all wildland firefighters. The LLC is operated by a full-time staff located in Tucson, Arizona as well as off-site employees in the Pacific Northwest.
As Iowa businesses make labor shortages their top legislative priority, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson introduces bills aimed at addressing workforce issues.
Oct. 2—OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has initiated a program to enhance access to wildland fire training for tribal members, following the allocation of ...
An Interagency Fire Qualifications Card or a "Red Card" is a small card issued to wildland firefighters in the United States at the beginning of each season by their home unit. The card contains information as to which wildland fire positions (outlined in NWCG Publication PMS 310-1 ) the person is both fully qualified at and which positions ...