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No matter how long you work in the wildland fire service, being a successful firefighter means being a student of fire. Along your career path you will have many opportunities to learn. A complete leadership development process will include formal training, challenging field experiences, and your own self-directed learning efforts.

Learn about the different levels of leadership and self-study learning opportunities within the Wildland Fire Learning Portal:

• Wildland Fire Leadership Levels Description

• Leadership Self-Study - Level 1

• Leadership Self-Study - Level 2

• Leadership Self-Study - Level 3

• Leadership Self-Study - Level 4

• Leadership Self-Study - Level 5

Courses from the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFIT)

This online course is available on the NWCG Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP) .  This course exposes students to human performance concepts as part of the basic wildland firefighter training. This course is designed for entry-level operational personal; however, this course applies to all wildland fire service personnel, including non operational personnel

https://www.nwcg.gov/publications/training-courses/l-180

This is the first fundamental wildland fire behavior course in a five course sequence in the NWCG curriculum. It introduces students to the basic concepts of wildland fire behavior, including:

• The primary wildland fire environment  components; fuels, weather, and topography

• How characteristics and interactions of fuels, weather and topography affect fire behavior;

• How fire behavior affects risk to firefighters.

https://www.nwcg.gov/publications/training-courses/s-190/course-delivery

This is the second course in a five course sequence developing wildland fire behavior prediction skills and knowledge.  This course is required for those planning to work as a ENGB or Single Resources Boss in the wildland.  It builds upon the basics in S-190, but with more detailed information about characteristics and interactions of the wildland fire environment (fuels, weather and topography) that affect wildland fire behavior for safety purposes 

This online course supports qualification up to ENGB/CRWB

https://www.nwcg.gov/publications/training-courses/s-290

https://www.meted.ucar.edu/education_training/course/14

The Fire Hero Learning Network is the online learning platform of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF).  This platform provides access to 14 free, high quality, online training modules.

http://www.fireherolearningnetwork.com

UL Fire Safety Research Institute is dedicated to increasing firefighter knowledge to reduce injuries and deaths in the the fire service and communities they serve.

When registering please utilize your department email address and designate Los Angeles Fire Department  as the organization so all training hours can be captured. 

training.fsri.org/

The IAFF Online Learning Center provides many opportunities to expand your knowledge and understanding in a number of topics including hazardous materials, emergency response, labor relations, health and safety .

To get started  begin by creating account and browsing the Online Learning Center's Course Catalog 

http://www.my.iaff.org

The IAFF Center of Excellence is committed to raising awareness and providing education about behavioral health matters that impact firefighters, paramedics, and dispatchers across the United States and Canada. Their community education webinar series is designed to engage and inform fire service members and treatment professionals alike on unique topics that impact this population.

https://www.iaffrecoverycenter.com/community-education/

The Wildland Fire Learning Portal is an enterprise learning management system that enables the national wildland fire community to better meet the educational and training needs. 

Wildland Fire Learning Portal