Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program

Week 2, BA 95 students are engaged in one of the most crucial classes, S-290, "Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior". Yesterday the instructor cadre led a “field” demonstration on weather balloons. The purpose of the outdoor display was to show students the process of launching the weather-data trackers that monitor atmospheric layers and are used to predict/track fire weather conditions.

Week 1 for BA 95 started with Human Performance Optimization (HPO); a course designed to fortify physical, mental, and cognitive abilities to achieve peak performance in student’s work and personal life for their long road ahead. The latter half of the week was capped off with 2 days of a class titled Followership to Leadership (L-280) where students took a day of classroom lecture and discussion then put those concepts to the test as they navigated their way through various “Field Leadership Assessment Courses”, FLACs.

Week one, day one, at the Wildland Firefighter Apprentice Program; the U.S. Forest Service's Basic Academy 95 kicks off with the PT challenge. Students get their original set of scores documented at orientation then get a chance break their records as they compete for the "Most Physically Fit" student award prior to their academy's close-out.

Happy 4th of July from all of us at the WFAP!