L-180/S-190/S-130 Basic Wildland Firefighter Training

Name: L-180/S-190/S-130 Basic Wildland Firefighter Training
Start: 2025-04-14T08:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-04-18T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Wyoming Fire Academy

Schedule

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 am to Fri, 18 Apr, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Wyoming Fire Academy | Riverton, WY

These courses are designed to provide entry-level firefighters skills, the first step to obtaining a red card in the State of Wyoming.
About this Event

S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
Date: 4/14/2025 (7 hour instructor-led course)
Time: 0800 - 1700
Instructor(s): TBA

Notes: No pre-course work.
Course Description: This is the first and foundational wildland fire behavior course in a five-course sequence in the NWCG curriculum. It introduces students to the basic concepts of wildland fire behavior, including:

· The primary wildland fire environment components: fuels, weather, and topography.

· How characteristics and interactions of fuels, weather, and topography affect fire behavior.

· How fire behavior affects risk to firefighters.

S-130, Firefighter Training
Date: 4/15/2025 - 4/18/2025 (29 hour instructor-led course)
Time: 0800 - 1700, Tuesday – Thursday, 0800 - 1200, Friday
Instructor(s): TBA

Notes: Pre-course work. Provided by instructor(s).
Course Description: The intent of this course is to train new firefighters in basic firefighting skills. This includes a required field exercise that may be arduous in nature. S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior is a prerequisite and must have been successfully completed prior to taking the S-130, Firefighter Training course.

L-180, Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service
Date: 4/18/2025 (4 hour instructor-led course)
Time: 1300 - 1700
Instructor(s): TBA

Notes: No pre-course work.
Course Description: This training course is designed for unit-level supervisors to use when delivering orientation training to new crew members. Presentation of the course involves a few short lecture segments, but the primary content is delivered by video and supported with small group exercises. Topics include situational awareness, basic communication responsibilities, attitude and stress barriers, decision-making process, and teamwork principles.

Cost: is $75.00 per class for Wyoming based students or $100.00 for students based outside Wyoming.

The fee may be paid: At the door, by mail, or by phone. Payment is required in order to release student certificate of completion.

To make a credit card payment by phone, call Jody at 307-856-6776. Mailed payments can be sent to the Wyoming Fire Academy, 2500 Academy Court, Riverton, WY, 82501. Please make checks out to DFPES.