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