Nwcg member agencies maintain agencyspecific position task books. Examples include wildland fire, structural fire, oil spill, search and rescue, hazardous material, and an emergency or nonemergency planned or. Fft1 task book is issued following s1s3 training making the firefighter an fft1 trainee. Wildland fire qualification system guide national park service. Firefighter type 1 fft1, incident commander type 5 ict5. Anyone who is not yet a dpsst certified fft1 that took s1 after october of. Nwcg position task books ptbs are a key component of the qualification process for specified nwcg positions. You are one of two squad bosses on a 20person crew and you work directly for the crew boss.
Firefighter type 1, s1, is an eighthour course designed to meet the. Complete annual fireline safety refresher rt training prior to next season. Pass work capacity fitness test pack test prior to next season. This class meets all nwcg requirements for ff1 squad boss training.
Firefighter type 1, s1, is an eighthour course designed to meet the training needs of the firefighter type 1 fft1. It is july 30 and at 30 your crew has arrived at the goat creek fire. Firefighter type 1 squad boss the firefighter type 1 leads a small group usually not more than seven members and is responsible for their safety on wildland and prescribed fire incidents. This course is designed to be interactive in nature. As an fft1 trainee, work on wildfire incidents and complete the fft1 task book. This task book is approved for use as a position qualification document in accordance with the.
Nwcg position task books ptbs have been developed for designated national. The ptb provides an observable, measurable, and standardized means to evaluate and document trainee proficiency. Topics include operational leadership, communications, lces, and tactical decisionmaking objectives. It contains several tactical decision games designed to facilitate learning the objectives and. And completion and certification of nwcg firefighter type 1 fft1 position task book pms 31114. Wildland fire safety training annual refresher wfstar rt. I task must be performed on an incident managed under the incident command system ics. Aside from bud, your crew is the only resource currently on the fire. Nwcg s1 advanced fire fightersquad boss course description. The fft1 supervises resources at the fft2 level and reports to a single resource crew boss or other assigned supervisor.
The firefighter type 1 fft1 and incident commander type 5 ptbs are combined. May 12, 2010 any questions specific to the course contact. Or, in order to instruct s230 crew boss a required course for single resource. O task can be completed in any situation classroom, simulation, daily job, incident, prescribed fire, etc. The local fire officer, bud garland, is the type 3 incident commander. Identify position responsibilities and demonstrate the ability to apply principles of operational leadership found in the incident response pocket guide.
Coursework, practical demonstration of skills using nwcg task books or other appropriate means. The squad bossfirefighter type 1 oversees a squad, three to seven personnel. And completion and certification of nwcg firefighter type 1 fft1 position task book note. Inspect squad members and their personal protective. Task force determined it is in the best interest to the oregon fire service to continue. Nwcg ff1 task books, irpg and fireline handbook will be provided. A squad boss is responsible for maintaining awarded training certificates, completed position task books, fitness test documentation, and a log or record of their wildland fire experience. S 1, firefighter type 1 is designed to meet the training needs of the firefighter type 1 andor incident commander type 5.
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