R652-122-1400. Minimum Standards for Wildland Fire Training

(1) At a minimum, the participating entity shall ensure that firefighters providing Initial Attack to wildland fire within the participating entity's jurisdiction are trained in NWCG S130 Firefighter Training and S190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior. The Division also recommends training in S215 Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting Operations. (2) The participating entity shall ensure that firefighters providing Initial Attack to wildland fire within its jurisdiction complete RT130 Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Training prior to each statutory "closed fire season" pursuant to Section 65A-8­211. (3) For the purposes of this rule, firefighters providing Initial Attack include: firefighters directly involved in the suppression of a wildland fire; firefighters on scene who have supervisory responsibility or decision-making authority over those involved in the suppression of a wildland fire; and individuals who have fire suppression responsibilities within close proximity of the fire perimeter. This does not include an individual acting as a courier, a driver not providing fire suppression, or an individual operating in a non-tactical support or other peripheral function not in close proximity to a wildland fire. (4) Upon the Delegation of Fire Management Authority to the Division, Firefighters not NWCG certified as Firefighter Type 2 or higher shall be released, where conditions allow. In situations where the local cooperator has legal jurisdiction over an involved geographic area, the training standard of that agency may apply to those jurisdictions.