2022 Wildland Fire Training Schedule
Revised FEB 10th, 2022
To enroll in courses call 406-396-6394.
RT-130 Annual Refresher and Pack Test
The RT-130 Annual Refresher is 4 hours in length. Both Pack Test and Walk Tests are available after course. Cost of course is $60.00 without pack or walk test. Cost of Walk and Pack Tests are an additional $10.00
Date Course # Course Name Time Location
April 9th RT-130 Annual Refresher 08:00 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
May 6th RT-130 Annual Refresher 08:00 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
May 28th RT-130 Annual Refresher 08:00 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
June 18th RT-130 Annual Refresher 08:00 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
Firefighter II
The Firefighter Type 2 serves on a hand crew, engine crew, or helitack crew, performing fire suppression and fuels management duties in the most adverse climate, fuel, and terrain conditions.
Basic Firefighter II includes NWCG S-190, S-130, L-180. Trainees will have to complete FEMA IS-100 and FEMA i-700.b online outside of class
S-130 is a field day which is 8 hours and includes working with engines, hose, pumps, and hand tools. Please dress accordingly for the field day with boots and jeans for this portion of the class. The field day will include a work capacity test (pack test). You must come to field day with your own personal 45# pack. To sign up call Corey Nunnally 406-396-6394. Cost of course is 275.00
Date Name Time Location
April 23rd – April 26th FFT2 Basic 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
May 7th – May 10th FFT2 Basic 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
June 4th – June 7th FFT2 Basic 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
S-131 Firefighter I
S-131, Firefighter Type 1 is designed to meet the training needs of the Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) and/or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5). Topics include operational leadership, communications, LCES, and tactical decision-making. This is the entry level course into NWCG supervisory positions. Cost of course is $95.00.
Date Course # Course Name Time Location
Feb 26th – Feb 27th S-131 Firefighter 1 08:00 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
L-280 Followership to Leadership
L-280 is highly recommended for fire supervisors, FFT1, CRWB and ENGB, This course is rarely offered to private professional wildland firefighters. Course is 16 hours. Cost of course is $150.00.
Date Course # Course Name Time Location
April 15th- April 16th L-280 Followership to leadership 08:00 Grant Creek Missoula
S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws
The course lessons provide introduction to the function, maintenance and use of internal combustion engine powered chainsaws, and their tactical wildland fire application. Field exercises support entry level training for firefighters with little or no previous experience in operating a chainsaw, providing hands-on cutting experience in surroundings similar to fireline situations.
Date Course # Course Name Time Location
May 11th – May 12th S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws 0800 Superior Montana
May 18th – May 19th S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws 0800 Superior Montana
Frank Fire 2022
This is an RMFC only training opportunity for our Type 2 IA Handcrews to dispatch and work together on a mock incident and training exercise.
Date Course Name Time Location
May 21st Frank Fire 0800 4020 Snowdrift ln Missoula
Rocky Mountain Fire Company 