Course description: | Crew Boss is designed to produce students proficient as single resource bosses, covering all areas from initial dispatch through demobilization. Specific material covered includes operational leadership, preparation, mobilization, risk management, fireline safety including entrapment avoidance, offline roles and responsibilities, demobilization and post-incident tasks. Additional focus includes hazard mitigation and tactics appropriate for various wildland fire scenarios, and implementation of tactics through the proper chain of command. This is face-to-face course, with classroom instruction supported by situation-based training. |