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Welcome to the website of the National Wildfire Coordination Group's (NWCG) Training Working Team (TWT). The TWT manages the NWCG training curricula program; recommends for approval the Wildland Fire curriculum; oversees NWCG course revisions; recommends to NWCG the Course Development and Format Standards; assures all training materials developed by NWCG meet the Course Development and Format Standards; and provides guidance to other teams on the development process and standards.

S-130 and S-190 online and CD versions are available.

S-130 Firefighter Training and S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior are available on a CD or to take online!

Additional Information on these courses:
The courses will be offered through the National Fire Academy Online Learning Management System. Students using this online training must be affiliated with an NWCG member agency (through direct membership or agreement) or a member of a fire department.

A course administrator is required for each student. After completing the online training and the required field day with practical tasks. Your agency/department can then certify your completion of the training by issuing the final certificate(s) and issue you a red card.

Note: NWCG does not issue certificates, red cards, provide course administrators or host exercises/training. These will be provided by your training officer or fire department.

Instructor Certification
The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) recognizes the increasing emergency response expertise being developed by non-NWCG agencies. NWCG standards for instructors have been modified to recognize the potential for non-NWCG agencies to effectively and consistently help deliver incident responder training. The Field Manager’s Course Guide is being updated to reflect the new guidelines. The NWCG announced the new guidelines in a memo titled,Instructor Certification, dated December 18, 2007.



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