FS 61 - Basic Firefighter Training

    Recent Professors
    Dana L. Higgins
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Difficulty
    4.7Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    2
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of FS 61
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course provides basic training in wildland fire suppression and crew person subject overage includes wildland fire behavior, skills of wildland fire suppression, practice with common fireline hand tools, and working safely in wildland fire environment. [Meets U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management requirements for Firefighter Type 2: L-180, S-130 and S-190.] To be awarded the certificates at the end of the course students must successfully complete the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) IS-100 (Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100) and IS-700 (An introduction to the National Incident Management System) online at https://training.fema.gov/ (free to students).
    Usually Held
    Fri 1:00pm–4:50pm, Fri 8:00am–11:50am, Mon Tue Wed Thu 1:00pm–4:50pm, Mon Tue Wed Thu 8:00am–11:50am