Rocky Mountain Fire Company – Missoula, MT
Lead instructor: Eric Kurtz, Current Operations Chief and Safety Officer, National Academy Instructor. Prior experience includes MT DNRC Training Officer and CALFIRE Battalion Chief.
2023 Wildland Fire Training Schedule
Revised January 3, 2023
To enroll in courses call 406-240-2801.
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 15th RT-130 Annual Refresher 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
INTENDED FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT, WATER TENDER, LOW BOY OPERATORS, WE MAY SCHEDULE 2 COURSES THIS DAY IF DEMAND WARRANTS.
April 16th RT-130 Annual Refresher 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
May 6th RT-130 Annual Refresher 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
May 20th RT-130 Annual Refresher 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
June 3rd RT-130 Annual Refresher 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
June 17th RT-130 Annual Refresher 0800 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, FEMA IS-100 and FEMA i-700.b
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 Melissa Durkin 406-240-2801. Cost of course is 275.00
Date Name Time Location
April 17th- April 20th FFT2 Basic 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
May 9th – May 12th FFT2 Basic 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
May 23rd- May 26th FFT2 Basic 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
June 6th- June 9th FFT2 Basic 0800 Grant Creek Inn Missoula
June 20th- June 23rd 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 course for NWCG supervisory positions. Cost of course is $100.00
Date Course # Course Name Time Location
March 4th – March 5th S-131 Firefighter 1 0800 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 20th- April 21th L-280 Followership to leadership 0800 Grant Creek Missoula
S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws FAL3
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 fire line situations. Limited spots available. Cost of course is $275.00
Date Course # Course Name Time Location
May 19th-20th S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws 0800 Superior
June 2nd-3rd S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws 0800 Superior
S-230 and S-231 Crew Boss and Engine Boss
Task book issued to qualified persons. Cost of course is $275.00
Date Course # Course Name Time Location
May 15th -17th S-230&231 CRWB/ENGB 0800 Grant Creek Inn
Frank Fire 2023
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
TBD Frank Fire 0800 Missoula
Special Training for Engine Contractors 2023
This is an opportunity for VIPR contractors, engine bosses and crew members to bring your engine for complete inspections and hose layups on engines, review VIPR contracts, initial attack hose lay training. Limited to 20 units. $150.00per engine with crew of 3. Attend in full PPE and boots. Lunch included. Contract Troy at 406-239-2484 for information and enrollment in this course.
Date Course Name Time Location
June 8th-9th Spec Training 0800 4020 Snowdrift Ln.
Rocky Mountain Fire Company 