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2025 RT-130 Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Webinar

All staff and volunteers must annually participate in the RT-130 Safety Refresher to be considered "current" in wildland fire positions. The minimum level of required contact time varies among fire agencies and organizations but all personnel must participate.

A webinar of RT-130 safety talks was held on January 23, 2025, and the recording link is posted below.

Completing RT-130 using this material involves four steps:

  • Complete Pre-work reading
  • Participate in the Webinar or watch the recording
  • Local deployment of a practice fire shelter
  • Confirm completion of the above tasks with your local fire-related supervisor for documentation of completion
  • 1. Pre-work

    (read the content of each of the links below)

    A. Watch - Chainsaw Operational Complexity and Tree Size-up - When Complexity changes

    (Video – 20 Minutes) Intent: Identify common themes from the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center “2004-2019 Tree Felling Accident Analysis” to promote discussion between new and experienced sawyers about ongoing procedural size-up and complexity analysis, human factors affecting the cutting process, and complexity changing throughout a chainsaw operation.

    Discussion Questions: What size-up process(es) have you used or seen? What factors affect which is the good side vs. bad side of the tree? What does cutting area control mean to you? What other human factors might influence the size-up process, complexity analysis, or overall cutting operation? What experiences have caused you to reevaluate your felling operation? How do you maintain your cutting area control?

    B. Watch- Wildland Fire Mental Health

    (Video – 20 minutes) Intent: Provide tools to build resilience to face adversity, improve mental preparedness, recognize the importance of self-care, and recognize the effects from cumulative stress, critical incident stress, and other mental health related issues, including suicide. Emphasize the importance of asking for help and offering information about mental health care resources.

    Resources:
    Website National Critical Incident Stress Management

    Video Navy Seal Breathing Technique

    Video- Assessing Wildland Firefighter Sleep and Fatigue while on Fire Assignment

    Document- NWCG Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Desk Reference

    There are other resources available if you are seeking someone who specifically works with first responders and in trauma. The list above is just a small sample of options. Please visit the NWCG Mental Health Subcommittee for a list of recommendations. You can also contact your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) if your agency has one or work through your personal insurance company to find someone who specializes in first responders and trauma if you have insurance.

    C. Watch - Observations from recent Prescribed Fire Reviews
    Video (13 Minutes)

    D. Watch - Grant West Case Study

    (Video – 13 Minutes) Intent: Apply lessons learned from the Grant West Prescribed Burn to enhance safety on incidents and prescribed fire and build awareness of the inherent risks of wildland fire.

    Discussion questions: What steps have you taken to be prepared for a serious accident? What can you do to be prepared for the aftermath of a serious accident, including long-term recovery? How can we avoid becoming de-sensitized to, or normalizing, risks in the wildland fire environment?

    2. Webinar

    Recording of the Jan 23, 2025 Webinar can be found here:

    RT-130 Jan 23, 2025

    3. Shelter Deployment

    Watch the video link below and deploy a practice fire shelter. Do not deploy in the presence of live fire. Avoid random vehicle traffic and other hazards to yourself or other participants. Use appropriate PPE such as gloves, hard hat and eye protection to simulate the conditions of an emergency fire shelter deployment.

    The video is here The New Generation Fire Shelter.

    4. Certification

    Work with your local Fire Manager or Burn Boss to confirm completion of the three steps outlined above. Certificates of completion are not required for this recurring training. Documentation can be in the form of a short memo or course roster with complete names of participants. Fire Managers may credit course completion in IQCS database and confirm entry with participants.


    Last updated February 5, 2025

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