Recognition of NWCG Course Equivalencies 3/29/2008 5:25:50 PM
Employee Certs & Quals

 

The goal of course equivalencies are to minimize redundancy of training, expedite the certification process, and avoid repetitive costs due to duplication of curriculum delivery.

 

If you have taken equivalency courses and need to have a certificate of completion issued by the Training Bureau, please send a copy of the equivalency course completion certificate to the Training Bureau CICCS Certification Program Coordinator.  A certificate will be sent to you via the district mail.

 

 

Training Bureau

Richard Carvalho

CICCS Certification Program Coordinator

 

 

 

NWCG

National Wildfire Coordinating Group

CSFM

California State

Fire Marshall

NFA

National Fire

Academy

CDF

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Community

College

FIRESCOPE

Other Courses

I-100

Intro to ICS

I-100

FSTEP

ICS Self Study Unit

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-100 ICS Orientation (SEMS)

or

I-120

 

I-200

Basic ICS

I-200

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

ICS Basic (SEMS)

or

I-220

 

I-300

Intermediate ICS

I-300

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

ICS Intermediate (SEMS)

 

I-400

Advanced ICS

I-400

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

ICS Advanced (SEMS)

I-401

Multi-Agency Coordination

I-401

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

EOC Level Training

(SEMS)

I-402

ICS for Executives

I-402

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

Executive Level Training

(SEMS)

S-130

Firefighter Training

S-130 FSTEP

or

New Firefighter 1

2001

N/E

Firefighter 1

Basic Training

N/E

N/E

J.A.C.

Intro to I-Zone

Mod 1&2

NWCG

National Wildfire Coordinating Group

CSFM

California State

Fire Marshall

NFA

National Fire

Academy

CDF

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Community

College

FIRESCOPE

Other Courses

S-131

Advanced Firefighter Training

S-131 FSTEP

N/E

Basic Fire Control 1A

And

Basic Fire Control 2B

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-190

Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior

S-190 FSTEP

or

Firefighter 1

2001

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

J.A.C.

Intro to I-Zone

Mod 1

S-200

Initial Attack Incident Commander

S-200

FSTEP

or

Command 1A and

Command 1B (1998 or later)

 

N/E

Incident Management 1

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-201

Supervisory Concepts and Techniques

S-201 FSTEP

or

Fire Mgt 1

N/E

Supervision II

Or

Leadership Fundamentals

N/E

N/E

N/E

 

S-215

Fire Operations in the Urban Interface

S-215

FSTEP

or

Command 1C

Introduction to Wildland and Wildland/

Urban Interface Firefighting for the Company Officer

I-Zone Firefighting -Engine Company Officer

N/E

N/E

N?E

S-212

Wildland Power Saws

S-212

FSTEP

N/E

Fire Crew Captain Operational

Or

CDF 212

N/E

N/E

N/E

 

S-271

Interagency Helicopter Training

S-271

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-230

Crew Boss

(Single Resource)

S-230

FSTEP

N/E

Fire Crew Captain

Administrative

And

Operational

N/E

N/E

N/E

NWCG

National Wildfire Coordinating Group

CSFM

California State

Fire Marshall

NFA

National Fire

Academy

CDF

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Community

College

FIRESCOPE

Other Courses

S-231

Engine Boss

(Single Resource)

S-231

FSTEP

or

Command 1A and Command 1B(1998 or later)

N/E

Basic Fire Control 2A

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-232

Dozer Boss

(Single Resource)

S-232

FSTEP

N/E

HFEO Academy

 

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-234

Ignition Operations

S-234

FSTEP

N/E

CDF 215

or

CDF Intermediate Firing Operations

N/E

N/E

S-215 Firing Boss or S-234 Firing Methods and Procedures

S-236

Staging Area Manager

S-236

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-236

N/E

S-244

Field Observer

S-244

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-244 Field Observer/Display Processor

N/E

S-245

Display Processor

S-245

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-248

Status Check-In Recorder

S-248

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-248

N/E

S-254

Base/Camp Manager

S-254

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-245

N/E

S-255

Equipment Manager

S-255

FSTEP

N/E

CDF 255

N/E

I-255

N/E

S-259

Security Manager

S-259

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-259

N/E

S-260

Interagency Incident Business Management

S-260

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-270

Basic Air Operations

S-270

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-290

Intermediate Fire Behavior

 

S-290

FSTEP

N/E

Intermediate Fire Behavior

Or

CDF 290

N/E

N/E

N/E

NWCG

National Wildfire Coordinating Group

CSFM

California State

Fire Marshall

NFA

National Fire

Academy

CDF

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Community

College

FIRESCOPE

Other Courses

S-300

Extended Attack Incident Commander

S-300

FSTEP

or

Command 2E

N/E

Incident Management III

Extended Attack Wildland Fire Management

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-301

Leadership and Organizational Development

S-301

FSTEP

or

Fire Mgt.1

Fire Service Supervision

Or

Leadership I, II, III

Or

Executive Leadership

Supervision

II

Or

Leadership Fundamentals

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-330

Strike Team Leader

S-330

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-333

STL Crew

or

S-334

 STL Engine

or

S-335

STL Dozer

N/E

S-339

Division/

Group Supervisor

S-339

FSTEP

 

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-339

All Risk

or

I-339

N/E

S-342

Documentation Unit Leader

S-342

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-342

N/E

S-346

Situation Unit Leader

S-346

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-346

N/E

S-347 Demobilization Unit Leader

S-347

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-347

N/E

S-348

Resources Unit Leader

S-448

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-348

N/E

S-354

Facilities Unit Leader

S-354

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-354

N/E

S-355

Ground Support Unit Leader

S-355

FSTEP

N/E

CDF 355

N/E

I-355

N/E

S-356

Supply Unit Leader

S-356

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-356

N/E

S-357

Food Unit Leader

S-357

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-357

N/E

NWCG

National Wildfire Coordinating Group

CSFM

California State

Fire Marshall

NFA

National Fire

Academy

CDF

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Community

College

FIRESCOPE

Other Courses

S-358 Communications Unit Leader

S-358

FSTEP

N/E

CDF 358

N/E

I-358

N/E

S-359

Medical Unit Leader

S-359

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-359

N/E

S-371

Helibase Manager

S-371

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-271 Helibase Manager

N/E

S-365

Cost Unit Leader

S-365

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-365

N/E

S-370

Intermediate Air Operations

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

USFS -Intermediate Air Operations

S-378

Air Tactical Group Supervisor

S-378

FSTEP

N/E

Air Attack Management

N/E

N/E

Air Attack Management

S-390

Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations

S-390

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-400

Incident Commander

S-400

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-401

Effective Management

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-402

Liaison Officer

S-402

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-402 Liaison Officer

S-403

Incident Information Officer

S-403

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-404

Safety Officer

S-404

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-401 Safety Officer

S-401 Safety Officer

S-420

Command and General Staff

S-420

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-420 Command and General Staff

N/E

S-430

Operations Section Chief

S-430

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-430 All-Risk

or

I-430

N/E

S-440

Planning Section Chief

S-440

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-440

N/E

S-450

Logistics Section Chief

S-450

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-450

N/E

S-460

Finance/Admin Section Chief

S-460

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-460

N/E

NWCG

National Wildfire Coordinating Group

CSFM

California State

Fire Marshall

NFA

National Fire

Academy

CDF

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Community

College

FIRESCOPE

Other Courses

S-470

Air Operations Branch Director

S-470

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

I-470

N/E

S-490

Advanced Fire Behavior

S-490

FSTEP

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-520

Advanced Fire Behavior Interpretation

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

S-620

Area Command

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

N/E

 

Overview

 

To aid the effort and direction of the California Incident Command Certification System, the criteria outlined in the attached document has been adopted to recognize course equivalencies. This analysis was accomplished by comparing the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) PMS-310-1, January 2000 course outlines and content to like or similar courses provided by the California State Fire Marshal (CSFM), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), National Fire Academy (NFA), Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JAC), and community college course work. NWCG courses not required for ICS position certification are not included.

 

It is not the purpose of the equivalency matrix to dilute the intent of the NWCG course curriculum. In comparative analysis, the identified equivalent course work meets or exceeds the intent of the NWCG course content identified for comparison.

 

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