Basic Wildland Firefighter Training
S130/190
Date: August 12-16, 2013
Classroom Training: Waccasassa Forestry Center, Gainesville, Florida
Field Training: Ordway - Swisher Biological Station, Melrose, Florida
Tuition: $100 - Student registration
$125 - General registration
This course prepares the individual to participate in wildland fire management/fire suppression activities as a Firefighter Type II qualified fire crew.
- participants must complete the I-100 course online (2-4 hours of training) and bring proof of completion on August 12.
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday will be classroom instruction at the Waccasassa Forestry Center in Gainesville: Thursday will be an all-day field exercise at Ordway-Swisher Biological Station.
What to bring:
Classroom training:
- I-100 completion certificate
- Lunch (lunch is only provided on Thursday, August 15 during the live fire exercise)
- 6 inch or higher leather boots
- Leather gloves
- PPE (optional)
Natural Areas Training Academy
(850) 875-7153
nata@ifas.ufl.edu
http://wec.ufl.edu/nata