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National Wildland Fire Training

Work Capacity Fitness Test - Please enroll by clicking the link under "Contact"
Date Day Location Time Contact Phone
14-Feb-2019 Thursday BLM-MIO Fire Cache 0800 Have Medical Clearance Proof 541-618-2200
5-Mar-2019 Tuesday Gold Beach RD 0900 Frank Cisneros 541-247-3660
7-Mar-2019 Thursday BLM-MIO Fire Cache 0800 Click Here to Sign-Up 541-618-2200
21-Mar-2019 Thursday BLM-GPIO Warehouse 0800 Click Here to Sign-Up 541-618-2200
11-Apr-2019 Thursday J. Herbert Stone Nursery 0800 Kit Colbenson 541-899-3876
11-Apr-2019 Thursday BLM-MIO Fire Cache 0800 Click Here to Sign-Up 541-618-2200
16-Apr-2019 Tuesday North Valley High School Merlin 0900 Brett Ballard 971-832-1262
16-Apr-2019 Tuesday Gold Beach RD 0900 Mike Jensen 541-247-3665
23-Apr-2019 Tuesday Powers RD 0900 Dave Smith 541-439-6261
25-Apr-2019 Thursday BLM-GPIO Warehouse 0800 Click Here to Sign-Up 541-618-2200
30-Apr-2019 Tuesday J. Herbert Stone Nursery 0800 Kit Colbenson 541-899-3876
30-Apr-2019 Tuesday Cave Junction Lower Compound 0900 Collin O'Brien 541-592-4080
1-May-2019 Wednesday High Cascades RD-Prospect 0900 Joe Welburn 541-560-3446
16-May-2019 Thursday BLM-MIO Fire Cache 0800 Click Here to Sign Up 541-618-2200
30-May-2019 Thursday BLM-GPIO Warehouse 0800 Click Here to Sign-Up 541-618-2200
4-Jun-2019 Tuesday High Cascades RD-Prospect 0900 Joe Welburn 541-560-3446
11-Jun-2019 Tuesday Gold Beach RD 0900 Mike Jensen 541-247-3665
20-Jun-2019 Thursday BLM-MIO Fire Cache 0800 Click Here to Sign-Up 541-618-2200

Fire Refresher - Please enroll by clicking the link under "Contact"
Date Day Location Time Contact Phone
7-Feb-2019 Thursday BLM-Medford Interagency Office 0800 no sign-up required 541-618-2200
6-Mar-2019 Wednesday Gold Beach RD 0900 Michael Jensen 541-247-3665
11-Apr-2019 Thursday J. Herbert Stone Nursery 1000 Kit Colbenson 541-899-3876
16-Apr-2019 Tuesday Merlin 1030 Brett Ballard 971-832-1262
17-Apr-2019 Wednesday Gold Beach RD 0900 Mike Jensen 541-247-3665
18-Apr-2019 Thursday BLM-Grants Pass IO 0800 Click Here to Sign-Up 541-618-2200
24-Apr-2019 Wednesday Powers RD 0900 Dave Smith 541-439-6261
30-Apr-2019 Tuesday J. Herbert Stone Nursery 1000 Kit Colbenson 541-899-3876
30-Apr-2019 Tuesday Cave Junction 1030 Collin O'Brien 541-592-4080
2-May-2019 Thursday High Cascades RD-Prospect 0900 Joe Welburn 541-560-3446
5-Jun-2019 Wednesday High Cascades RD-Prospect 0900 Joe Welburn 541-560-3446
12-Jun-2019 Wednesday Gold Beach RD 0900 Mike Jensen 541-247-3665
20-Jun-2019 Thursday BLM-Medford Interagency Office 0800 Click Here to Sign-Up 541-618-2200

Quick Link Online Training
Course URL
ICS-100 (Introduction to ICS)https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b
ICS-200 (ICS for Single Resources and IA Incidents)https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.b
IS-700 (National Incident Management System - An Introduction)https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.a
IS-800 (National Response Framework - An Introduction)https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.c
S-110 (Basic Wildland Fire Orientation)https://onlinetraining.nwcg.gov/node/168
S-260 (Interagency Incident Business Management)https://onlinetraining.nwcg.gov/node/170
NWCG Training & Qualificationshttps://www.nwcg.gov/training-qualification-links

Click the course name to see a description and any prerequisites. To sign up for a Course, click the LINK under the 'Online Nom Form'.

The table below is sorted by Course Name. Click here to sort by "Nominations Due" date.

South West Oregon Fire Training
Course IQCS # Date/Time Start Date/Time End Nominations Due Online Nom Form Location Lead Instructor Instructor's Phone Coordinator Coordinator's Phone
A-219 Helicopter External Cargo Refresher   24-May-2019 09:00 24-May-2019 17:00 15-May-2019 LINK Siskiyou Rappel Base, Grants Pass Andrew Larrimore 541-471-6891 Tanner Ormond 541-580-4069
FS-502 FPO Refresher   17-Jun-2019 09:00 17-Jun-2019 17:00 11-Jun-2019   Grants Pass Interagency Office Jay Norris 541-761-3268 Lisa Fecteau 541-618-2150
FS-502 FPO Refresher   13-Jun-2019 10:00 13-Jun-2019 17:00 11-Jun-2019   Wolf Creek Campground; Glide, OR Stephen Betts 541-496-4187 Lisa Fecteau 541-618-2150
L-280 Followership to Leadership 1234 04-Jun-2019 10:00 06-Jun-2019 15:00 24-May-2019 LINK J. Herbert Stone Nursery Kit Colbenson 541-899-3876 Adam Forga 541-618-2105
RT300F Burn Boss Refresher   13-Mar-2019 10:00 13-Mar-2019 15:00 13-Mar-2019   Grants Pass Interagency Office Dan Quinones 541-618-2101 Adam Forga 541-618-2105
RT300F Burn Boss Refresher   20-Feb-2019 10:00 20-Feb-2019 15:00 20-Feb-2019   Medford Interagency Office Rob Budge 541-618-2102 Adam Forga 541-618-2105
S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Use   07-May-2019 09:00 09-May-2019 17:00 19-Apr-2019   Prospect RD Joe Welburn 541-560-3446 Dan Trapanese 541-560-3429
S-212 Wildland Fire Chain Saws   12-Jun-2019 08:00 13-Jun-2019 16:30 10-Jun-2019   Prospect OR Joe Welburn 541-560-3446 Joe Welburn 541-560-3446
S-236 Heavy Equipment Boss 143 05-Mar-2019 09:00 07-Mar-2019 17:00 22-Feb-2019 LINK J. Herbert Stone Nursery Aaron Schuh 541-560-3425 Adam Forga 541-618-2105
S-271 Helicopter Crew Member (HECM)   20-May-2019 09:00 24-May-2019 17:00 15-May-2019 LINK Siskiyou Rappel Base, Grants Pass Andrew Larrimore 541-471-6891 Tanner Ormond 541-580-4069
S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior 987 21-May-2019 09:00 24-May-2019 17:00 1-May-2019 LINK Grants Pass Interagency Office Mike McCann 541-592-4073 Adam Forga 541-618-2105

Available Priority Trainees
Dates of Availability
Name Unit Phone Position PTB Expires PTB Completed Current Job Requirement? Comments Area of Availability Start End
Anne Trapanese SMRD 541 899-3878 TFLD 5-Aug-2021 50 % No   National 20-Aug-2019 1-Oct-2019
Shelly Steiner WRRD 541-415-0024 DIVS 31-Jul-2021 75 % No   National 20-Aug-2019 31-Aug-2019