Basic Wildland Firefighter Training

Mon.-Wed., March 16-18, 2026, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (on campus: TBA) & Thurs.-Fri., March 19-20th, 6 a.m.-5 p.m. (off campus field days)

Credit: 1 unit credit, FOR 480

Age: 18+

Cost: $300

With Jaime Granados Quintanilla

Get a summer job or a career with a natural resource agency. Learn prescribed burning for habitat and conservation management and obtain national certification. This training is part of the wildland and prescribed fire qualifications system used by all federal agencies (such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs or U.S. Fish and Wildlife) and many state and private agencies.

• L-180 - Human Factors in The Wildland Fire Service
• S-130 - Firefighter Training
• S-190 - Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior

All courses (L-180, S-130, S-190) are combined and will be placed on a single certificate, signed by the lead instructor and awarded to each individual student upon successful completion of the entire 40-hour course.

Prior to participating in this course, you must complete the following two certificates online:

• IS-700.B: National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
• IS-100.C: Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100

Please print out and bring your certificates to the first day of class. Release of Liability Form required.

You must be at least age 18 by the start of the course, to be able to register.

Register by March 12, 2026.

• See the video: 2025 Wildland Firefighter School with Cal Poly Humboldt and Six Rivers National Forest
   

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Jaime Granados Quintanilla

Jaime Granados Quintanilla began his career in the U.S. Forest Service in 2018 working for the California Civilian Conservation Corp. Jaime is a patrol captain on the Lower Trinity Ranger District. He worked on Federal Type 3 engines for a majority of his career. He serves as a logistics chief on Incident Management Teams.