The Interagency Hotshot Crew Operational Guide mandates that all members of IHS's be required to participate in annual training programs before their assignment each fire season. This program deemed 24 hour critical training consists of:

OSHA & Agency Requirements

Standards for Survival

S-190

Human Factors on the Fireline

Lessons Learned

L.C.E.S.

Fire Shelter Training

Fireline Handbook

Downhill Line Construction

Maps & Compass

Line Construction Exercises

Sand Table Exercises -

Sand Table Production (Sand tables and sand table exercises are useful in a number of ways—they serve primarily as a training aid to allow firefighters an opportunity to run scenarios on a 3-D landscape to better understand the effects of terrain and weather on a fire. Of secondary importance, they can be used to review past incidents and the tactics that were used to find opportunities to do a better job on future fires.)

First Aid

Decision Making Skills

In addition to the 24 hour critical training we will also strive to complete the following courses if possible during the fire season:

S-131 Advanced Fire Fighting

S-205 Urban Interface

S-211 Pumps

S-212 Power Saws

S-217 Helicopter Training

S-230 Crew Boss

S-234 Firing Operations