Special wildland firefighter course at LTCC

A comprehensive one-week long course, Wildland Fire Safety and Hand Crew Operations, Basic Wildland Firefighter, will be held March 19-24, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. daily at Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC).

Instructor Keegan Schafer will instruct students on the safety aspects of fighting wildland fires and the methods, procedures and responsibilities of firefighters. The course includes instruction in specialized equipment, physical fitness, fire behavior and suppression, human factors and general fireline construction.

Students will also participate in a field exercise. Successful completion will result in a certificate from the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). The class serves as the minimum training needed to quality as a FFT2 and receive a IQS Red Card if hired by a cooperating agency.

The class is L-180, S-130 and S-190 and covers 3.5 units.

For more information about CTE programs, contact the Career & Technical Education Department, room E104, Melissa Liggett, 530.541.4660 ext. 723/liggett@ltcc.edu; or Jamie Rhone, ext. 583/rhone@ltcc.edu. For question about enrollment call ext. 211.