Please see the attached announcement for the S-130 Basic Wildland Fire Training to be held at the 2021 Mid-Atlantic Wildland Fire Academy. The training will take place at Garrett College in Mchenry, MD from June 7-10, 2022 and is open to all DNR employees and members of any MD Fire Department.

PDF: 2022 Spring Basic Fire Training Announcement

Please share this announcement with any interested employees who may not have access to email.

Thanks
Chris
– dnr.maryland.gov

Tawes State Office Building – 580 Taylor Avenue – Annapolis, Maryland 21401
410-260-8DNR or toll free in Maryland 877-620-8DNR – dnr.maryland.gov – TTY Users Call via the Maryland Relay

MARYLAND FOREST SERVICE
WILDLAND FIRE TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT

The Maryland Forest Service Fire Management Staff is offering the NWCG certified training
courses: S-130 – Wildland Firefighter. This course along with the prerequisite self-study courses
are the basic wildland fire courses and are also prerequisites for an entry level wildland firefighter,
(FFT2).

Dates: Tuesday June 7 through Friday June 10, 2022
Training will begin promptly at 0800 and end at 1630 each day.
(Lunch on your own)

*** Students must attend each day of the training to receive credit for completion***

Location: Garrett College
687 Mosser Rd, McHenry, MD 21541

Registration: Registration is open to Maryland Department of Natural Resources employees
and members of Maryland Fire Departments only.

Register at: https://forms.gle/dsV5zEaBoyrXX7kX6
Registration Deadline is April 29, 2022

For more information contact Chip Broadwater at chip.broadwater@maryland.gov
There is no cost for tuition or course materials. Meals and lodging are not provided.
Contact Chip Broadwater for more information on meal and lodging options,
chip.broadwater@maryland.gov

Additional Online Training: Required for agency certification as a Maryland Wildland
Firefighter I or to be eligible for NWCG Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2).

S-190 – https://www.nwcg.gov/publications/training-courses/s-190/course-delivery
L-180 – https://www.nwcg.gov/publications/training-courses/l-180/course-delivery
Be sure to do the self-study versions of the above classes.
IS-100 – https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c
IS-700 – https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.b