Wildland Program

Program Description:

Wildland classes at the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute are funded by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and are focused on acquainting firefighters and other first responders on the skills needed to address wildfires. The emphasis is on wildfires in urban and urban/rural environments. Classes are conducted under the National Wildlife Coordinating Group's program, policies and standards for training.

	NWCG G-130/G-190 Basic Wildland Firefighter Training 20 hr
	NWCG L-280 Followership to Leadership
	NWCG RT-130 Wildland Fire Refresher Training
	NWCG RX-301 Prescribed Fire Implementation
	NWCG RX-341 Prescribed Fire Plan Preparation
	NWCG S-130/S-190 Basic Wildland Firefighter Training 28-32 hr
	NWCG S-130/S-190 Basic Wildland Firefighter Training Field Day 8 hr
	NWCG S-131 Advanced Fire Fighter/Squad Boss
	NWCG S-133 Look Up, Look Down, Look Around
	NWCG S-200 Initial Attack Incident Commander
	NWCG S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Usage
	NWCG S-212 Wildland Fire Chain Saws
	NWCG S-215 Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface
	NWCG S-230 Wildland Fire Fighting Crew Boss
	NWCG S-231 Wildland Engine Boss
	NWCG S-234 Ignition Operations
	NWCG S-270 Basic Air Operations
	NWCG S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior
	NWCG S-300 Extended Attack Incident Commander
	NWCG S-330 Task Force/StrikeTeam Leader
	NWCG S-336 Tactical Decision Making in Wildland Fire
	NWCG S-390 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations
	Prescription Burn Management
	Prescription Burn Training

• Tom Richter - Program Director