The spring and early summer months were busy for the Oregon fire service, logging 129 wildland instructional hours across the state.
Between April 23and July 15, 2022, OSFM staff supported and facilitated wildland training for the Oregon fire service, representing 80 fire agencies and 633 firefighters from 16 counties. The goal was to work on completing tasks for certifications.
As part of Senate Bill 762, the OSFM added capacity to be able to support these pieces of training. At these events, training was conducted to support completing tasks for: Wildland Firefighter Type 2 & 1, Engine Boss, Task Force Leader and Division/Group Supervisor, and several overhead Incident Management Team Personnel.
The tasks covered include, but were not limited to, line construction, hose deployment, pump operations, rural water supply, firing, holding, direct and indirect fire attack, air operations, responding to an incident within an incident, radio communications, shelter deployment drills, basic chainsaw operations, engine operations, structure triage and defense, sprinkler kit installation, agency mobilization documentation, mop-up, and cold trailing.
The OSFM would like to thank all who helped plan and organize the training events, including our wildland partners, the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Oregon Military Department, and the U.S. Forest Service. These events wouldn’t have been possible without their help and expertise.