SP100 Forest Firefighter Training/Standard First Aid/Chainsaw Operation/WHMIS
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The 40-hour course is intensely focused on safety and will prepare you to assume the role of an entry level forest fire crew member. You will be trained in the maintenance and operation of equipment, including the power pump, and in the proper use of suppression hand tools, communications equipment and camping gear. You will also learn about basic fire behaviour and fire terminology.
SP-100 Trainees are “meloning”, meaning they are learning how to wrap up the hose after the fire is put out. The resulting hose bundles are shaped like watermelons!
The first SP-100 Cohort after they completed the last portion of their training on Thursday May 26th, 2022! Here, the trainees were performing the helicopter slinging exercise and worked in pairs. Trainee 1 used the helicopter hand signals to direct the helicopter to hover over Trainee 2, who then hooked up the long-lined net to the helicopter. Once the load was hooked up, Trainee 2 retreated to a safe area and Trainee 1 used hand signals to direct the helicopter to sling the load to a designated area. The trainees then switched roles. All trainees performed the exercise admirably!