Scaling California’s Private Lands Prescribed Fire Workforce

NWCG L-280 – Followership to Leadership: Develops essential leadership, teamwork, communication, and decision-making skills for wildland firefighters preparing for supervisory roles.

NWCG S-112 – Introduction to Chainsaw Operations: Introduces essential chainsaw safety, operation, maintenance, cutting techniques, hazard awareness, and field practices for safe and effective wildland fire and fuels work.

NWCG S-190 – Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (Online): Introduces essential fire behavior concepts, including weather, fuels, topography, fire spread, and safety considerations to prepare firefighters for wildland fire operations.

NWCG S-212 – Intermediate Faller (Online): Develops intermediate chainsaw skills, hazard assessment, saw team safety, decision-making, and tree felling knowledge to prepare qualified Basic Fallers (FAL3) for advancement toward Intermediate Faller (FAL2).

NWCG S-229 – Single Resource Boss (Online): Develops essential leadership skills in resource supervision, tactical decision-making, risk management, crew coordination, and operational safety to prepare firefighters for single resource boss responsibilities.

NWCG S-244 – Field Observer: Develops essential skills in field observation, fire behavior monitoring, weather assessment, incident intelligence gathering, and accurate reporting to support situational awareness and tactical decision-making during wildland fire operations.

NWCG RT-130 – Wildland Refresher (WFSTAR): Reviews essential firefighter safety, situational awareness, risk management, and emergency procedures to maintain annual wildland fire readiness.

NWCG S-130 – Firefighter Training (Blended): Provides essential wildland firefighting skills through online learning and hands-on field training, covering firefighter safety, fireline construction, suppression tactics, and teamwork.

NWCG S-200 – Initial Attack Incident Commander: Develops essential incident command skills, including size-up, risk assessment, tactical decisions, resource management, and leadership to prepare firefighters for initial attack incident command roles.

NWCG S-215 – Fire Operations in the Wildland Urban Interface: Develops essential skills in structure protection, hazard assessment, tactical decision-making, resource deployment, and firefighter safety to support effective wildfire operations in the wildland urban interface.

NWCG S-230 – Crew Boss (Single Resource): Develops essential leadership skills in crew supervision, tactical decision-making, risk management, resource coordination, and firefighter safety to prepare personnel for wildland fire crew boss responsibilities.

NWCG S-245 – Display Processor: Develops essential skills in incident information management, situation display preparation, map updates, resource tracking, and data organization to support situational awareness and operational decision-making during wildland fire incidents.

NWCG S-110 – Basic Wildland Fire Orientation: Introduces essential wildland fire operations, safety procedures, incident organization, and firefighter responsibilities to prepare new personnel for field assignments.

NWCG S-131 – Firefighter Type 1 (Squad Boss): Develops advanced wildland firefighting skills, leadership, decision-making, crew supervision, and tactical operations to prepare firefighters for squad boss responsibilities.

NWCG S-211 – Portable Pumps and Water Use: Develops essential skills in portable pump operation, water delivery systems, hose lays, equipment maintenance, and safe water use to support effective wildland firefighting operations.

NWCG S-219 – Firing Operations: Develops essential skills in firing techniques, ignition planning, fire behavior, risk assessment, crew coordination, and firefighter safety to support effective firing operations during wildland fire suppression and prescribed burns.

NWCG S-231 – Engine Boss (Single Resource): Develops essential leadership skills in engine crew supervision, tactical operations, water delivery, risk management, resource coordination, and firefighter safety to prepare personnel for wildland fire engine boss responsibilities.

NWCG S-290 – Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (Blended): Develops advanced knowledge of fire behavior, weather, fuels, topography, fire prediction, and risk assessment to support safe tactical decision-making during wildland fire and prescribed fire operations.