Incident Safety Awareness For Hired Vendors (College of the Siskiyous)
with Greg McFadden
$200
Incident Safety Awareness for Hired Vendors (College of the Siskiyous)
This course is held at College of the Siskiyous in Weed, CA. This course provides an awareness of fireline and incident safety to hired vendors who plan to engage in wildland fire suppression and other incident support activities. It includes an overview of hazards and safety issues, entrapment avoidance, incident organization, how to recognize and mitigate risk, maintain safe work practices while working under an agency supervision, fire shelter deployment, and case studies.
Designed For: Hired vendors working with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) or the United States Forest Service (USFS) on any active incident, including water tender operators, heavy equipment drivers or operators, crew bus drivers, vehicles with a driver, mechanics, fallers, and swampers.
Authority: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and United State Forest Service (USFS) agreements
Standard: State Fire Training (SFT) requires every student to attend the entire course, participate in classroom and group discussions, complete and pass all activities, and complete an oral evaluation.
Date(s): April 11th, 2026
Schedule: 1- Saturday
Time: 9:00am- 5:00pm
Location: College of the Sikiyous 800 College Ave, Weed, CA 96094- Room 3 (Distance Learning Center)
Facilitator: Greg McFadden
Fee: $200.00
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Session 1: Apr 11th, 2026
Sat from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
