BC contract wildland fire crew training requirements

Trainee Fire Fighter

Successful completion of the following:

S-100 Basic Fire Suppression & Safety or equivalent (annual re-currency S-100A)
S-185 Fire Entrapment Avoidance
Does not have five (5) certifiable days or 60 hrs firefighting

Fire Fighter

Successful completion of the following:

S-100 Basic Fire Suppression & Safety or equivalent (annual re-currency S-100A)
S-185 Fire Entrapment Avoidance
Five (5) certifiable days (12 hrs per day) actively involved in firefighting

Crew Leader

Successful completion of the following:

S-100 Basic Fire Suppression & Safety or equivalent (annual re-currency S-100A)
S-185 Fire Entrapment Avoidance
S-212 Fire Line Communications
S-230 Introduction to Supervision
S-235 Burn Off and Backfiring
Incident Command System (ICS 100)
Acted as Crew Leader on three (3) fires OR twenty (20) days as Fire Fighter (minimum 240hrs )

Single Resource Leader

Successful completion of the following:

Qualified Fire Fighter as detailed above
S-211 The Fire Environment for Firefighter/ Dispatchers (Fire Weather)
S-212 Fireline Communications
S-213 Use of Bulldozers and Heavy Equipment
Incideent Command System ICS 100
S-230 Introduction to Supervisor
S-235 Burn-Off and Backfiring
S-241 Fire Assessment
Must have acted as a Crew Leader on 5 projects.

Power Saw Operator

Successful completion of the following:

Qualified Fire Fighter as detailed above
Successful completion of a powersaw operator course (PSO)

Wildlife Dangerous Tree Assessor

Successful completion of the following:

Qualified Fire Fighter as detailed above
Certification as a Danger Tree Assessor - Wildfire Module

Danger Tree Assessor training

First Aid

Successful completion of the following:

Qualified Fire Fighter as detailed above
Certification in Occupational First Aid (OFA) level 1 with Transportation Endorsement
Certification in Occupational First Aid (OFA) Level 3

Depending on the fire crew configuration will depend on the required first aid. Type 2 or Type 3.

delivery of wildland firefighting training in British Columbia.

S-100 ALONE does not meet the requirements if your primary job is acting as a Wildland Firefighter. If you are seeking employment or employed as a Wildland Firefighter, S-100 (or annual re-currency S-100A) and S-185 are the required tickets/training. S100 TICKET IS VALID FOR ONE YEAR. ANNUAL RECERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. RECERTIFICATION TICKET IS THE S-100A.

OUT OF PROVINCE CERTIFICATION: To work as a Wildland Firefighter in the province of BC, you must hold a current valid BC certification in S-series training.

BC contract wildland fire crew training requirements

Trainee Fire Fighter

Fire Fighter

Crew Leader

Single Resource Leader

Power Saw Operator

Wildlife Dangerous Tree Assessor

First Aid

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