New wildland firefighters and regional fire coordinators will be hired in waves, with the first group set to come aboard in January 2010. All employees will be required to complete a comprehensive, 10-week training academy readying students for the Incident Commander Type 5 Firefighter I qualification. The academy will be split into segments and held in different locations across the state to help firefighters familiarize themselves with the state’s different fuels and conditions.
Training will include an agency overview as well as a heavy focus on subjects related to fire and emergency response such as basic wildland firefighting and fire behavior, basic structural firefighting, firefighter safety, fire prevention, prescribed burning and the incident command system. Other topics include equipment operations and maintenance, air operations, emergency vehicle operations, defensive driving, law enforcement, map reading, radio procedures, reporting procedures, general forestry, best management practices and workplace organization and safety. Wildland firefighters will complete the training academy within a year of being hired.
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