BITTERROOT WILDFIRE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATON
  2008 TRAINING SCHEDULE 

(Tentative-Subject to Change)

  Updated March 30, 2008 
Course #: Course Title: Course Dates: Deposit Deadline: Cost: Pre-Requisites: Lead Instructor: Location: Remarks:
FLS/Pack Test Fireline Safety/Pack Test Saturday, March 22, 8 am to 5 pm March 15 $80.00* Complete/Sign Pack Test Liability Waiver before pack test/supply own pack. They will be weighted before pack test. Curt McChesney Corvallis Grange/Corvallis Track Films, lecture, fire shelter drill and pack test to follow
S-131/133

Advanced Firefighter FFT-1

Saturday April 5, 8 am to 5 pm

March 29 $80.00* Basic Firefighter FFT-2 Curt McChesney Corvallis Grange Hall Sand tables,  films, outside hands on exercise
S-230/231 Engine Boss/Crew Boss To Be Rescheduled Please call to get on the list.  

 

$125.00*

 

FFT-1, S-290 Curt McChesney    
FLS/Pack Test Fireline Safety/Pack Test Saturday, April 19, 8 am to 5 pm April 12 $80.00* Complete/Sign Pack Test Liability Waiver before pack test/supply own pack. They will be weighted before pack test. Curt McChesney Darby Fire Hall/Corvallis HS Track Films, lecture, fire shelter drill and pack test to follow
FLS/Pack Test FirelineSafety/Pack Test Saturday May 3, 8 am to 5 pm April 26 $80.00* Complete/Sign Pack Test Liability Waiver before pack test/supply own pack.  They wil be weighted before pack test. Curt McChesney Corvallis Grange Hall-Woodside Films, lecture, fire shelter drill and pack test to follow
S-130/190, I-100/110, L-180 Basic Firefighter FFT-2/Pack Test Thurs May 29 through Sunday June 1, 8 am to 5 pm May 21 $200.00*  Complete/Sign Pack Test liability waiver before pack test/Supply own pack. They will be weighted before pack test. Curt McChesney Darby Fire Hall/Corvallis Track Sand tables, films, outside hands on exercise
FLS/Pack Test Fireline Safety/Pack Test Saturday, June 7, 8 am to 5 pm May 31 $80.00* Complete/Sign Pack Test liability waiver before pack test/Supply own pack. They will be weighted before pack test. Curt McChesney

Corvallis Grange Hall/Corvallis Track

Sand tables, films, outside hands on exercise
 Pack Test Arduous/Moderate or light pack test  Will be conducted as the need arrises    $40.00*  Complete/Sign Pack Test liability waiver before pack test/Supply own pack. They will be weighted before pack test.  Administered by BWCA Corvallis Track  Check web site or call message phone for schedule updates

* - Fireline Safety class with arduous/moderate or light pack test is $80. Fireline Safety class only is $55, and arduous/moderate or light pack test only is $40.

Mail all deposits by the above deadline to BWCA PO Box 1901, Hamilton MT 59840. Please include with the deposit the class name and date, your name, address and phone number. Deposit required is at least 50% of the class cost and they are non-refundable.

You must provide your own 45lb pack for the pack test, they will be weighted before the test.

Again this year all of our FLS classes will be 8 hrs, we will not be putting on any 4 hr classes.

If you have further questions, please call our message phone 523-7887 and the Secretary will return your call. If you have interest in a class we are not offering now, please call the message phone and let us know, if we have enough interest we may put on the class.