MacLeod Wildfire Training Schedule

My S100 for Industry training schedule is ramping up. So far I am conducting sessions in Kelowna April 16 and 17 and April 25 and 27. I have a tentative date of May 6 and 8 in Princeton. I am hoping to conduct a session around the ILA convention in Kamloops May 9 and 10.

I limit class size to 25 to ensure effective delivery but there are spots available in all of the planned sessions. Let me know if none of those dates work and I will try to organize another course that fits your needs.

While titled S100 for Industry I have presented the training to various forestry, agriculture, construction, oil and gas, and recreation groups as well as First Nations communities and other rural residents. It has been well received.

My version of the S100 provides all the required information detailed in the BC Wildfire course but is updated to reflect current conditions. In recent years many people have found themselves with less than expected outside help when a wildfire affects them. My objective is to better prepare anyone living, working or playing in rural areas, that encounter a wildfire, to make appropriate decisions until organized help arrives.

Day 2 Practical – set up and run a Mark 3 pump

The theory portion of my training includes:

1. Prevention and preparedness good practices,
2. Recent safety statistics,
3. An expanded list of fire line hazards,
4. Updated fire behavior information,
5. Current Safe Zone guidelines,
6. Improved Entrapment Avoidance and Burn-over Survival instruction
7. Detailed fire assessment and response guidelines including how to work with BC Wildfire crews.

The Learning Objectives for each section require participants to demonstrate the knowledge and skills through ongoing quizzes and group tabletop exercises.

The practical day requires every participant to demonstrate five key skills:

1. Set up and operate a Mark 3 pump
2. Establish a Standard Hose Lay
3. Apply water to the fire at a pressure, pattern and location appropriate for a given task
4. Use and maintain hand tools for control line construction
5. Demobilize all equipment

I have also developed a separate Control Line Location & Construction training package for supervisors as well as a Wildfire Due Diligence information session.

How to lay out and build machine guards that are safe, effective and minimize effects on adjacent values and infrastructure.

Contact me for any more information.

Talk soon.

Doug