Columbia Gorge Training Association: 2025 Wildland Fire Academy

Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training sent this bulletin at 03/20/2025 09:08 AM PDT

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Listed below are available trainings coming up this spring in various locations. To register for the course: Email Maria Roblez at Firenflowers103@gmail.com with your name, agency, cell, email address AND mailing address for course invoice purposes.

S-270 Basic Air Operations-March 22,23 2025

(0800-1700) Mosier Grange,900 4^th Avenue, Mosier Oregon. This course covers aircraft types, capabilities, aviation safety working with aircraft and tactical uses of aircraft in support of wildland firefighting operations. Student Fees: $25.00 for CGTA members and $50.00 fee for non-CGTA members.

S-290 Intermediate Fire Behavior-April 5 ,6 ,12 ,13 2025

(0800-1700) Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue,1400 W 8^th Street, The Dalles Oregon. This course covers the characteristics of fuels, weather and topography on wildland fire behavior, fireline tactics, and safety. The course length is four days as indicated above. $100 student fee.

S-215 Fire Operations in the Wildland Urban Interface-May 3,4 2025

(0800-1700) Washington DNR Training Center,325 6^th Avenue, Dallesport Washington. This course provides firefighters with tactical decision options when confronting a wildland fire that threatens life, property and improvements in the wildland urban interface. Student Fees: $25.00 for CGTA members and $50.00 for non-CGTA members.

S-230 Crew Boss(on-line) with S-231 Engine Boss Exercises

S-230 students complete the on-line version and attend a one day of in person classroom exercises on May 31^st. S-231 includes course components from the S-231 course that are all field engine exercises driven on June 1^st. Student Fees: $25.00 for CGTA members and $50.00 for non-CGTA members.

For questions regarding the courses: Contact the coordinator: Marc W Crain mcrain@mcfr.org.