How to become a Single Resource Boss

A Trainee must meet prerequisite experience, physical fitness and Required Training listed below, and complete the NWCG SRB Position Task Book (PTB) as a trainee on multiple fire assignments.

Prerequisite experience to qualify as a SRB position Trainee:

Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1)

Minimum Required Physical Fitness: Arduous, except Firing Boss at Moderate

Required Training:

Other Training which supports development of knowledge and skills:

Aviation:

A Firing Boss serving as a passenger in an aircraft on a wildland fire must have the following training and experience: B3 Helicopter/Airplane Safety training, or S-270 Basic Air Operations training; and one trainee experience in the air (this could be from an experienced pilot and/or PLDO operator coaching a first flight or from an experienced FIRB/Burn Boss coaching from the back seat).

For a Firing Boss on the ground utilizing aerial ignition on a prescribed fire, it is recommended (but not required) they have either B3 (online modules- A101, A105, A106, A108, and A113) or S-270 Basic Air Operations training. B3 safety and training material can be found at Interagency Aviation Training web site.

Position Task Book:

There are multiple sections to the Single Resource Boss PTB. The front section need only be completed once for all position types. Individual type sections of the PTB are completed, evaluated, and certified individually as they represent different positions.

Local Conservancy Burn Boss or Fire Manager may Initialize and Agency Certify the SRB PTB. The Fire Management Coordinator must Initialize and Agency Certify all task books for a designated Fire Manager.

Position Currency

To remain qualified in a Single Resource position:

Position Documentation

A Single Resource Boss is responsible for maintaining awarded training certificates, Position Task Books, fitness test documentation, and a log or record of their wildland fire experience. The Conservancy may retain copies of these documents in a state or local office in support of a trainee's development or while maintaining a qualified individual's information in the IQCS database.

Last updated May 20, 2011.