Note: July 26th has been cancelled due to lack of interest
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S-130 Wildland training in North Haverhill
S-130, Basic Wildland Firefighter Training
North Haverhill, NH
COURSE TITLE: S-130 Basic Wildland Firefighter Training
DATES: Classroom – July 18, 20, 25, 27 – 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Field Day – July 29, – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Grafton County Complex (North End)-UNH Cooperative Extension Building
3855 Dartmouth College Highway, North Haverhill, NH 03774
SPONSORING AGENCY: State of New Hampshire, Division of Forests & Lands
COURSE COORDINATOR: Douglas Miner
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The intent of this course is to train new firefighters in basic wildland firefighting skills. This includes a required field exercise that may be arduous in nature.
TRAINEE PREREQUISITES: Students are required to complete the following NWCG online training courses; S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior and L-180 Human Factors on the Fireline. These online courses are available at the NWCG Wildland Fire Learning Portal: https://wildlandfirelearningportal.net/ Create your training account and student profile first before starting the online courses in order to track your progress and to obtain a certificate of completion. Upon completion of the NWCG S-190 and L-180 online courses, students are required to email the certificates of completion to the course coordinator prior to the first day of class for the in-person S-130 course.
TUITION: No cost
NOMINATION PROCESS:
- Nomination forms will be accepted until 4:00pm on June 30, 2023. When the course is full, this information will be noted next to the announcement posted on the agency website at: https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/community/fire-warden-information/wildland-fire-training.htm
- Priority is on a first-come, first-served basis and all candidates will receive an email reply with their final nomination status as soon as possible and no later than July 7, 2023.
Please email your completed nomination form to: Douglas.C.Miner@dncr.nh.gov
Douglas Miner
Firefighter Training Coordinator
NH Division of Forests & Lands
172 Pembroke Rd
Concord, NH 03301
603-227-8734
MEALS and ACCOMMODATIONS: Students are responsible for providing their own meals and accommodations.
CLASS SIZE: A minimum of 10 students is required to proceed with this course and a maximum of 24 students will be accepted.
CCFFWA meeting 5/24/23 6:30 pm Sandwich
The next meeting of the CCFFWA will take place at the Sandwich Fire Station on Wednesday May 24th, 2023 at 6:30 pm.
Upcoming training for S-130 Basic wildland firefighter, various dates throughout June, 2023
Please see this link for more information about this training
https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/S-130_announcement_fillable_application.pdf
S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Use June 1-2, 2023
TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT
S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Use
June 1, 2, 2023
Bear Brook State Park
Allenstown, NH
COURSE TITLE: S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Use
DATES: Classroom – June 1 – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Field Day – June 2 – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Bear Brook State Park-DNCR Forestry Warehouse
157 Deerfield Rd. (3 DRED Circle), Allenstown, NH 03275
SPONSORING AGENCY: State of New Hampshire, Division of Forests & Lands
COURSE COORDINATOR: Douglas Miner LEAD INSTRUCTOR: Tom Trask
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills to design, setup, operate, troubleshoot, and shut down portable water delivery systems. The focus is on portable pumps– it does not address water delivery for engines. Topics covered include: portable water delivery systems; equipment; roles and responsibilities; and system design and hydraulics. There is also a field exercise where students will apply what they learned in the classroom. Students must participate in the entire course and pass the final exam in order to receive an NWCG certificate of completion.
TARGET GROUP: Personnel desiring to be qualified as Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5), or those wanting to learn more about portable pumps and water use.
TRAINEE PREREQUISITES: None
PRE-COURSE WORK: None
TUITION: No cost
NOMINATION PROCESS:
• The Deadline for submitting the attached nomination form is 4:00 pm on May 22, 2023.
• Priority is on a first-come, first-served basis and all candidates will receive an email reply with their final nomination status by May 25, 2023.
Please email your completed nomination form to: Douglas.C.Miner@dncr.nh.gov
Douglas Miner-Firefighter Training Coordinator
NH Division of Forests & Lands
172 Pembroke Rd
Concord, NH 03301
603-227-8734
MEALS and ACCOMMODATIONS: Students are responsible for providing their own meals and accommodations.
CLASS SIZE: A minimum of 10 students is required to proceed with this course and a maximum of 24 students will be accepted.
S-211Portable Pumps and Water Use
NH Division of Forests and Lands
June 1, 2, 2023
Upcoming meetings. Note Conway should say Center Conway on 9/27
2023 Warden/Deputy Warden trainings
Meetings 3.22.23 and 4.26.23
The first two meetings of the CCFFWA have been booked.
March 22nd, 2023 at 6:30 at the Yankee Smokehouse in West Ossipee
April 26th, 2023 at 6:30 at the Wildcat Inn and Tavern in Jackson. (you know the drill, bring tip money!)
Hope to see you all there.
NH Forest Protection Bureau Newsletters
Next meetings 10/26 and 11/16
The next meetings of the CCFFWA will take place at Lino’s Restaurant in Sanbornville on 10.26.22 and Tuftonboro Central Station on 11.16.22
Both meetings begin with dinner at 6:30 followed by the regular business meeting.