Annual Fire Shelter Training for USFS Emergency
Equipment Rental Agreements                                                                      Training Schedule

This Refresher Training is required each year. This course is four hours. The course covers Risk Management, LCES, Fire Orders, Eighteen Watch-Out Situations and Fire Shelter Training. Each student will be required to practice deploying a fire shelter. The course is designed for contractors who intend to obtain Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements with the US Forest Service. Upon completion of the class each participant will receive a certificate of completion which can be submitted to the Forest Service as proof of training, and a pocket card that can be presented at Incident Command Post. This course does not take the place of the eight hour Annual Firefighter Refresher required for firefighters, engine crews, contract fallers, and water tender operators.

Course hours: 2 P.M. to 6 P.M.

Prerequisites: : None.

Target Positions: Operators of dozers, skidders, feller bunchers, graders, excavators, buses, transports, shop & fuel trucks, ambulances, gay/black water units, potable water units; AD fallers, drivers of pickups, SUVs, sedans, & cargo.

Maximum Class Size: 30.

Location:  Chelan County Sheriff DEM office, 408 N. Western, corner of 5th & Western at the old fire station, Wenatchee, Washington 98801. Park in the back or front of the fire station, but do not block the bay doors.

Cost: $25.00 per student - Includes course materials, handouts, a certificate of completion, and a pocket card for presentation at any Incident Command Post. Tuition may be paid by cash or check at the class.

For more information: call Tom Leuschen at 509-997-5052 or email at tom@firevisionllc.com.

Please fill out the following registration form.

Registration Form