North Idaho Zone
2011-2012 Training Season

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Scheduled Courses

Training alerts will appear as a link under "Course Number" at least 6-8 weeks prior to the course start date and will contain details regarding nomination procedures. Please do not submit nominations until an alert has been posted. Selection memos will be posted approximately 3 weeks prior to the course start date (about a week after nominations close). Completion memos will be posted a week following course conclusion. Click on the alert/date link to view the appropriate memo. Any revisions will be followed by an "R".

Course
Number
IQCS Session Course Title Dates Location Coordinator Nominations Due Selection Memo Completion Memo
S-230
514
Crew Boss (Single Resource) 2011
Oct 24-26
Craigmont IDL, Tim Tevebaugh Oct 11 Oct 11 Nov 7
S-231
362
Engine Boss (Single Resource) 2011
Oct 27-28
Craigmont IDL, Tim Tevebaugh Oct 11 Oct 11 Nov 7
S-270
587
Basic Air Operations 2011
Oct 17-21
Craigmont IDL, Mark Smith Oct 11 Oct 13R Nov 30R
S-271
619
Helicopter Crewmember 2011
Oct 17-21
Craigmont IDL, Mark Smith Oct 11 Oct 13R Nov 30R
AOBS
N/A
Aerial Observer (initial and refresher) May 31 Hayden IPF, Bud McConnaughey May 11    
D-110
437
Dispatch Recorder May 21-22 Hayden IPF, Julia Figgins May 4    
I-Suite
 
I-Suite Module Apr 3-5 Coeur d'Alene KVS, Loretta Hunsaker Mar 16    
I-200
507
Basic ICS May 1-2 Smelterville IPF, Shawn Pearson Apr 13    
I-200
508
Basic ICS Apr 23-24 Grangeville NPF, Barry Ruklic Apr 6    
I-300
299
Intermediate ICS Apr 25-27 Grangeville CWF, Roger Staats Apr 6    
M-410
287
Facilitative Instructor Mar 19-23 Kamiah CWF, Brandon Skinner Mar 2    
NROSSD
129
Basic ROSS Workshop May 23-25 Hayden IPF, Julia Figgins May 4    
RT-9012
7
Helitorch Refresher Nov 6 Hayden IPF, Destry Scheel Oct 12    
RT-9016
190
Plastic Sphere Dispenser Operator Refresher Nov 6 Hayden IPF, Angelic Koch Oct 12    
RX-341
62
Prescribed Fire Plan Preparation Apr 30 - May 4 Grangeville Brett Rogers, Chris Hertel Apr 6    
S-200
417
Initial Attack Incident Commander Apr 25-27 Coeur d'Alene IPF, Terry Zufelt Apr 6    
S-215
469
Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface May 8-11 Coeur d'Alene IPF, Dave North Apr 16    
S-234
531
Ignition Operations May 7-9 St. Maries SJS, Josh Harvey Apr 20    
S-260
595
Interagency Incident Business Management May 21-23 Grangeville NPF, Deanna Crawford Apr 27  
S-261
246
Applied IIBM May 24-25 Grangeville NPF, Deanna Crawford Apr 27    
S-270
606
Basic Air Operations May 23-25 Coeur d'Alene IPF, Bud McConnaughey Apr 27    
S-271
631
Helicopter Crewmember Jun 4-7 Hayden IPF, Bud McConnaughey May 11    
S-290
633
Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior Jun 11-15 Coeur d'Alene IDL, Don Wagner May 18    
S-290
638
Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior May 14-18 Orofino CWF, Brandon Skinner Apr 6    
S-300
134
Extended Attack Incident Commander Apr 23-25 Grangeville CWF, Tim Schaeffer Apr 6    
S-490 Prep
N/A
Prep Workshop for Advanced Fire Behavior Calculations 2011
Dec 13-14
Potlatch IPF, Mike Behrens Dec 8 Dec 8 Dec 20
 

Guard School

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Course
Number
IQCS Session Course Title Dates Location Coordinator Nominations Due Selection Memo Completion Memo
NIZ - North
Guard School/Firefighter Academy - Camp Mivoden
Guard
School
1883
1777
1667
866
1737
S-130 Firefighter Training
S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
I-100 Introduction to ICS
IS-700 Intro to NIMS
L-180 Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service
Jun 4-8 Camp MiVoden
Hayden Lake
IPF, Ryan Shannahan May 18    
S-131
S-133
1319
1469
Firefighter Type 1
Look Up, Look Down, Look Around
Jun 1 Coeur d'Alene IPF, Reggie Day May 14    
L-280
743
Followership to Leadership Jun 4-5 Camp MiVoden IPF, Reggie Day May 18    
S-211
957
Portable Pumps & Water Use Jun 6-8 Camp MiVoden IPF, Reggie Day May 18    
 
NIZ - South
Guard School/Firefighter Academy
,  for 2012, "South" students will be attending the "North" Guard School session at Camp Mivoden
Advanced Guard School
S-131   Firefighter Type 1 TBA TBACWF-NPF      
S-133   Look Up, Look Down, Look Around TBA TBA CWF-NPF      
L-280   Followership to Leadership TBA TBA CWF-NPF      
S-211   Portable Pumps & Water Use TBA TBA CWF-NPF      
 
"Location" refers to the geographic location of the course (northern or southern portion of the North Idaho Training Zone). IPF=Idaho Panhandle NF, IDL=Idaho Department of Lands, NIFCA=North Idaho Fire Chiefs Association, BLM=Bureau of Land Mgt, NPF=Nez Perce NF, CWF=Clearwater NF. An asterisk (*) indicates a weekend course.

Other Training / Meetings

Title Dates Location Coordinator Nominations Due Selection Memo Completion Memo
I-100 (Intro to ICS) N/A NWCG Online Training N/A N/A N/A
IS-100 (Intro to ICS) N/A Online through FEMA-EMI N/A N/A N/A
IS-700 (Intro to NIMS) N/A Online through FEMA-EMI N/A N/A N/A
IS-701.a (NIMS MAC course) N/A Online through FEMA-EMI N/A N/A N/A
IS-800 (Intro to Natl Response Framework) N/A Online through FEMA-EMI N/A N/A N/A
S-110 (Basic Wildland Fire Orientation) N/A Online through NWCG Online Training N/A N/A N/A
S-260 (Interagency Incident Business Management) N/A Online through NWCG Online Training N/A N/A N/A
 
Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Training
(RT-130)
NIZ-North
Host Dates Location Coordinator Nominations Due Selection Memo Completion Memo
BLM - Coeur d'Alene District
0800-1000 is BLM's Do What's Right session
Mar 8
1000 hours
BLM/FS Office
Caribou-Grizzly conference room
Bruce Martinek
(208) 769-5007
N/A N/A  
D1 - Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District Mar 26
1030 hours
Fernan Office Rod Weeks
(208) 769-3012
N/A N/A  
D4 - St. Joe Ranger District Apr 10
1300 hours
St. Maries Office Jason Monroe
(208) 245-6245
N/A N/A  
D8 - Priest Lake Ranger District Apr 16
0930 hours
Cookhouse Stacy Smith
(208) 443-6848
N/A N/A  
D1 - Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District Apr 19
1030 hours
Silver Valley Office Bill McLeod
(208) 783-2131
N/A N/A  
CAS - IDL Cataldo Supervisory Area Office
Limited class size to 20 students
Apr 25
0900 hours
Shoshone County Fire Protection
District #1 Station in Osburn
Len Young
(208) 682-4611
N/A N/A  
D6 - Sandpoint Ranger District Apr 26
0930 hours
Sandpoint Office Angelic Koch
(208) 265-6669
N/A N/A  
D8 - Priest Lake Ranger District Apr 30
0930 hours
Cookhouse Stacy Smith
(208) 443-6848
N/A N/A  
D4 - St. Joe Ranger District May 7
1300 hours
St. Maries Office Jason Monroe
(208) 245-6245
N/A N/A  
BLM - Coeur d'Alene District
0800-1000 is BLM's Do What's Right session
May 10
1000 hours
BLM/FS Office
White Pine conference room
Bruce Martinek
(208) 769-5007
N/A N/A  
D1 - Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District May 10
1030 hours
Fernan Office Rod Weeks
(208) 769-3012
N/A N/A  
CAS - IDL Cataldo Supervisory Area Office
Limited class size to 15 students, must reserve! Lunch provided
May 19
1000 hours
Prichard/Murray Fire Station
Next to Babin's Junction, CdA River Road
Len Young
(208) 682-4611
N/A N/A  
D8 - Priest Lake Ranger District May 21
0930 hours
Cookhouse Stacy Smith
(208) 443-6848
N/A N/A  
D4 - St. Joe Ranger District May 30
1300 hours
Avery Office Jason Monroe
(208) 245-6245
N/A N/A  
D8 - Priest Lake Ranger District May 30
0930 hours
Cookhouse Stacy Smith
(208) 443-6848
N/A N/A  
D1 - Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District Jun 1
1030 hours
Silver Valley Office Bill McLeod
(208) 783-2131
N/A N/A  
D8 - Priest Lake Ranger District Jun 11
0930 hours
Cookhouse Stacy Smith
(208) 443-6848
N/A N/A  
D4 - St. Joe Ranger District Jun 12
1300 hours
Avery Office Jason Monroe
(208) 245-6245
N/A N/A  
 
Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Training
(RT-130)
NIZ-South
Host Dates Location Coordinator Nominations Due Selection Memo Completion Memo
        N/A N/A  
 
Work Capacity Fitness Test (WCFT) NIZ-North
WCT administrators may administrator the WCT to employees of our Cooperating Agencies. A preferable alternative to this would to co-administer the WCT with cooperating agencies; each agency administrator would certify their agencies participants.
Host Dates Location Coordinator Nominations Due Selection Memo IQCS Completion
D7 - Bonners Ferry Ranger District Oct 28
Kootenai Wildlife Refuge Jill Bennett
(208) 267-6712
N/A N/A Oct 31
BLM - Coeur d'Alene District Mar 9
0830 hours
BLM/FS Office Pulaski room
to complete admin work, then to Centennial Trail
Bruce Martinek
(208) 769-5007
N/A N/A  
D1 - Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District Mar 26
0830 hours
Fernan Office Rod Weeks
(208) 769-3012
N/A N/A  
D4 - St. Joe Ranger District Apr 10
1000 hours
St. Maries Office Destry Scheel
(208) 245-6218
N/A N/A  
D8 - Priest Lake Ranger District Apr 16
0800 hours
Meet in front of the fire cache Stacy Smith
(208) 443-6848
N/A N/A  
D1 - Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District Apr 19
0830 hours
Silver Valley Office Bill McLeod
(208) 783-2131
N/A N/A  
D6 - Sandpoint Ranger District Apr 26
0830 hours
Sandpoint Office Angelic Koch
(208) 265-6669
N/A N/A  
D8 - Priest Lake Ranger District Apr 30
0800 hours
Meet in front of the fire cache Stacy Smith
(208) 443-6848
N/A N/A  
D4 - St. Joe Ranger District May 7
1000 hours
St. Maries Office James Grasham
(208) 245-6062
N/A N/A  
D1 - Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District May 10
0830 hours
Fernan Office Rod Weeks
(208) 769-3012
N/A N/A  
BLM - Coeur d'Alene District May 11
0830 hours
BLM/FS Office Pulaski room
to complete admin work, then to Centennial Trail
Bruce Martinek
(208) 769-5007
N/A N/A  
D8 - Priest Lake Ranger District May 21
0800 hours
Meet in front of the fire cache Stacy Smith
(208) 443-6848
N/A N/A  
D4 - St. Joe Ranger District May 30
1000 hours
Avery Office Dave North
(208) 245-6212
N/A N/A  
D8 - Priest Lake Ranger District May 30
0800 hours
Meet in front of the fire cache Stacy Smith
(208) 443-6848
N/A N/A  
D1 - Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District Jun 1
0830 hours
Silver Valley Office Bill McLeod
(208) 783-2131
N/A N/A  
D8 - Priest Lake Ranger District Jun 11
0800 hours
Meet in front of the fire cache Stacy Smith
(208) 443-6848
N/A N/A  
D4 - St. Joe Ranger District Jun 12
1000 hours
Avery Office Jerrod Scheffelmaier
(208) 245-6226
N/A N/A  
Work Capacity Test (WCT) NIZ-South
Host Dates Location Coordinator Nominations Due Selection Memo IQCS Completion
        N/A N/A  
             
 
Districts should notify CDC as dates are established for courses which are a district responsibility (SFS, WCT, S-212). These will then be posted to the website, to ensure maximum opportunity for everyone to participate in necessary training.

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