FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING

LPCC has fire professionals to conduct or assist with course delivery. Annually, LPCC will host off-season S-Courses, specialty chainsaw workshops, and other interagency training events. LPCC can provide training opportunities if proper pre-planning has been completed. Contact the operations coordinator or training coordinator at LPCC to discuss training opportunities.

REGIONAL COURSES Courses at or above the 300 level are generally offered at regional training centers. These courses are required for upper level fire positions and require instructors with more knowledge, experience and advanced certifications. Demand for some of these courses is high so the application process is more formal. Applications are reviewed and prioritized at the local, state and regional levels before being submitted. Prioritization takes place in early October. Regional course nominations should be submitted by October 1st for the best chance of being prioritized. Courses and nominations are found at (https://wildlandfirelearningportal.net/) - for QR code see 8.1 on page 202. Training nominations for out of region courses are much less likely to be accepted. Always look in GACC first for best prioritization.

PRIORITY TRAINEE PROGRAM The Priority Trainee Program is a regional effort to provide training to a variety of ICS positions. Trainees will be prioritized similar to the regional course prioritization process. The program is announced in mid-February and closes late March. The link to the program is found on the GBCC Overhead page.

FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING

UCA 65-8-203 specifies eligibility to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Division relating to fire protection. County fire departments are required to meet minimum standards for wildland fire training and certification in order to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Division.

The better trained a labor force, the safer and more efficient they become. The area fire staff shall make efforts to meet the training needs of their local fire departments.

The Division has entered into a cooperative agreement with UFRA and ATCs to provide wildland fire training to local fire departments and agency personnel. A wildland fire training coordinator has been hired at UFRA to plan and arrange for training throughout the state. The coordinator may be reached at 1-888-548-7816 (https://www.uvu.edu/ufra/ training/wildland/index.html) - for QR code see 8.2 on page 202.

When there is a need for local fire department training, check with adjacent departments/agencies to ascertain their interests. Field personnel should consider coordinating wildland fire training sessions to include several fire departments or groups. When this is determined to be infeasible, then a request to train an individual fire department