If you can't find the information you need here, contact Sean Hart , your local Tribal Forestry Office, local Agency or Midwest Region Personnel directory . To fight wildfire safely and efficiently, all federal and state agencies require a minimum level of training and experience. In addition, a firefighter must pass a work capacity test and maintain currency to be qualified. The Region is active in training and coordinating training for Tribal, Agency, and Regional personnel in wildfire suppression, prescribed fire, and safety.
Most courses are through interagency partners or in-house and usually with no tuition costs.
In addition to training Tribal, Agency, and Regional staff, we train Native Americans to fight wildlfire both on and off the reservations. EFF who have fought wildfire with us and gained experience, may be called on to travel to other parts of the country to fight wildfire during national emergencies. We have sent people to all parts of the country. Most of the training classes available to EFF's are the basic level firefighting courses. Once trained, a trainee firefigher needs to gain experience with actual wildfires.