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Southern Oregon Wildfire School (SOWS)

Jackson County Fire Dist. #3
White City, OR

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Southern Oregon Wildfire School (SOWS)

Date: June 12-13, 2020 (Also one-day track available for either day)
Time: 0700 - 1800
Location: Fire District 3 and the Denman Wildlife Refuge Area
Cost: $50 for two-day or $25 for one-day (includes sandwich lunch)

**We are adding two one-day options for either June 12 or 13, following the Air Operations or Engine track. Class will be $25 for a one-day class.**

The Southern Oregon Wildfire School (SOWS) will provide a hands-on training experience to structural firefighters who are working to complete their initiated NWCG FFT1, SRB-E, or ST/TF Leader task books. Please note the following:
This course is NOT intended to sign off or complete a task book at the end of the course.

There will no longer be a life fire training as part of this event, due to COVID-19.

While this training will cover various aspects ranging from FFT2 through Command & General Staff positions, the training focus is:
Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1/ICT5)
Single Resource Boss (ENGB)
ST/TF Leader (STEN)

Our goals for this course and for the participants include, but are not limited to:
Provide a safe environment for instructors and students
Provide real-life scenarios for firefighters and incident managers in a controlled learning environment
Provide training and education on the proper procedures for Check-In and Demobilization
Develop inter-agency cooperative awareness
Provide training and education to meet portions of the following NWCG position task books:
Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1/ICT5)
Single Resource Boss (ENGB)
ST/TF Leader (STEN)
Provide training and experience opportunities for various Overhead positions