The Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) participates in prescribed fire and other wildland fire operations, including: ignition, control, mop-up, suppression, monitoring, etc. All Conservancy staff and volunteers actively participating on a prescribed burn must be qualified as either a FFT2 or Prescribed Fire Crew Member (RXCM).

How to become a Firefighter Type 2

A Firefighter must meet minimum training, experience and physical fitness requirements listed below.

Required Training:

• IS-100.C Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
• L-180, Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service
• S-130 Firefighter Training
• S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
• IS-700.B An Introduction to the National Incident Management System

Note- L-180 is included in the classroom version of S-130 Firefighter Training (Unit 4). However, L-180 is not included in the blended/online version of S-130. L-180 must be taken additionally if the blended/online version of S-130 is used.

Required experience:
Participate on one wildland fire as a trainee

Minimum Required Physical Fitness:
Arduous

Position Currency

To remain qualified as a Firefighter:

• Complete Recurrent Training- RT-130 Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Online refresher recording is found here Recording - Annual RT-130
• Complete annual Physical Fitness testing
• Successfully perform the position (or another position that maintains currency for FFT2 as identified in PMS 310-1) within a five (5) year timeframe

Position Documentation

A Firefighter Type 2 is responsible for maintaining awarded training certificates, fitness test documentation, and a log or record of their wildland fire experience. Typical fire experience log will contain: specific dates and locations of fire assignments; fire name, size, type and fuels; and assignment(s) held (e.g. holding crew, ignition crew, Engine patrol, Fire Weather, etc). The Conservancy may retain copies of these documents in a state or local office for documenting an individual's information in the IQCS database.

Last updated November 5, 2020.