CAL FIRE and the United States Forest Service (USFS), along with Central Valley Fire offer the required 2024 fire season hired equipment safety training.
Description: This course provides an awareness of fireline and incident safety to hired vendors who plan to engage in wildland fire suppression and other incident support activities. It includes an overview of hazards and safety issues, entrapment avoidance, incident organization, fire shelter deployment, and current issues.
Designed for: Hired vendors working with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) or the United States Forest Service (USFS) on any active incident, including water tender operators, heavy equipment drivers or operators, crew bus drivers, vehicles with a driver, mechanics, fallers, and swampers.
Heavy equipment operators, water tenders, crew bus drivers, vehicle drivers, and mechanics who have a CAL FIRE/USFS agreement or contract requiring annual safety training will need to take this mandatory class or they will not be eligible for fire line assignments for the entire 2024 fire season. This class will offer hired vendors a better understanding of fire safety and give them the knowledge to stay safe while fighting fires during the 2024 fire season.
State Fire Training ID# Information
The CA State Fire Marshal Office/Training Division has made a few changes over the years to what was formerly called Fireline Safety Awareness for Hired Vendors. The class is now called Incident Safety Awareness for Hired Vendors. Upon successful completion of this class, you will be issued a new card that is valid for one year from the date of issue. You need to carry your card to verify that you have completed the annual training. Please bring your SFT ID# and valid Driver's License OR State-issued picture ID with you to class. If you don’t know your SFT ID#, please use this link:
https://osfm-sft.acadisonline.com/AcadisViewer/RetrieveAcademyID.aspx
to look up your SFT ID#. If you have NOT taken a class through CA State Fire Training within the last few years, you must provide a unique email address that you have access to. Once the course has been processed, each new student will receive an email from SFT with a link to access the Acadis Student portal, and their SFT ID# can be found there. If you have any problems getting a new SFT ID or finding an existing ID, please email SFT.Acadisonline@fire.ca.gov or call 916-568-2911. Upon successful completion of the class, you will receive a card showing that you have been certified. Please note that State Fire Training has increased the fee for this card by 275% as of January 1, 2021.
Fee: $235 per student includes IRPG
Student capacity per class: 40
Instructor: Larry Pendarvis
Porterville Class Location:
Don Vino’s Restaurant
247 N Main St. Porterville, CA
Check-In Time: 8:00 am